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* "precede" (to go before something) vs. "proceed" (to continue doing something)
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* "Tsar" is the more-accurate reference to the former rulers of Russia, following the standards of Russian transliteration. "Czar" is a widely-seen alternative despite being less accurate.
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* UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard for the British national law enforcement, the equivalent of the American FBI. As its page indicates, Scotland Yard is the London Metropolitan Police, not their national police. The national law enforcement is known as the Security Service, sometimes called State Security and better known as MI5.
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* UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard for the British national law enforcement, the equivalent of the American FBI. As its page indicates, Scotland Yard is the London Metropolitan Police, not their national police. The national law enforcement is known as the Security Service, sometimes called State Security and better known as MI5.[=MI5=].
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* "[[Film/SpiderMan1 Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.]]" Legally, though, they're both typically covered by the term "defamation".
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* "[[Film/SpiderMan1 Slander 'Slander' is spoken. In print, it's libel.'libel'.]]" Legally, though, they're both typically covered by the term "defamation".
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* "[[Film/SpiderMan1 Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.]]" Legally, though, they're both typically covered by the term "defamation".
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* "Santa Claus" does not have an "e" at the end, unless one is talking about the rule of Santa succession in those Tim Allen movies.
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* "Santa Claus" does not have an "e" at the end, unless one is talking about the rule of Santa succession in [[Film/TheSantaClause those Tim Allen movies.movies]].
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* A stalactite hangs from the ceiling of a cave, while a stalagmite sticks up from the ground.
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** In a similar vein is the "platypi"/"platypuses"/"platypodes" issue regarding the platypus.
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* "peace of mind", not "piece of mind."
** Unless you're giving someone a "piece of your mind," but under those circumstances you are trying to ''disturb'' that person's peace of mind.
** Unless you're giving someone a "piece of your mind," but under those circumstances you are trying to ''disturb'' that person's peace of mind.
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** Unless you're giving someone a "piece of your mind," but under those circumstances you are trying to ''disturb'' that person's peace of mind.
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* "Paper view" (looking at a piece of paper, presumably), vs. "Pay-Per-View": (a service where you pay to watch something). Almost certainly an eggcorn.
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* "Paper view" (looking at a piece of paper, presumably), vs. "Pay-Per-View": (a service where you pay to watch something). Almost certainly an eggcorn.
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Conventionally putting the erroneous form first.
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* "Pay-Per-View": (a service where you pay to watch something) vs "paper view" (looking at a piece of paper, presumably). Almost certainly an eggcorn.
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* "Paper view" (looking at a piece of paper, presumably), vs. "Pay-Per-View": (a service where you pay to watch something) vs "paper view" (looking at a piece of paper, presumably).something). Almost certainly an eggcorn.
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* "pallet" (a wooden platform for shipping things; also a thin, flat bedroll) vs. "palette" (a flat surface, often a thin board, which artists use to hold and blend paint) vs. "palate" (part of your mouth; colloquially, your sense of taste)
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* "pallet" (a wooden platform for shipping things; also a thin, flat bedroll) vs. "palette" (a flat surface, often a thin board, which artists use to hold and blend paint) paint; by extension, a selection of available colours as might be found on a palette) vs. "palate" (part of your mouth; colloquially, your sense of taste)
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** "trouper" is a member of a troupe (acting or performing). Also someone reliable or persistent despite difficulties without complaining: a real trouper, you might say (though not a real trooper unless they actually are a soldier).
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* "turn into" (transform into) vs. "turn in to" (hand something over to someone). Cinderella's fairy godmother turns Cinderella's rags into a ballgown; a criminal turns themselves in to the police. If you say someone turned a form into a person, you'd better be talking about a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanfic set in advanced inanimate-to-animate Transfiguration class or someone with extraordinary origami skills.
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* "turn into" (transform into) vs. "turn in to" (hand something over to someone). Cinderella's fairy godmother turns Cinderella's rags into a ballgown; a criminal turns themselves in to the police. If you say someone turned a form their homework assignment into a person, their teacher, you'd better be talking about a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanfic set in advanced inanimate-to-animate Transfiguration class or someone with extraordinary origami skills.
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** In an article in the ''Mail on Sunday,'' Terry Pratchett complained that his speech-to-text software (his typing was becoming increasingly erratic) persisted in transcribing this eggcorn itself.
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** The distinction between "people" and "persons": the latter refers to a group of (often specific) individuals as such, while the former considers them more as an aggregate.
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** The distinction between "people" and "persons": the latter refers to a group of (often specific) individuals as such, while the former considers them more as an aggregate. Among the people connected to the case are several persons of interest.
