2️⃣2️⃣ Everyday Words You Might Not Realize You’ve Been Using INCORRECTLY‼️
💢 PART 2 💢
1️⃣2️⃣ : Ultimate
❌ Does not mean:
The pinnacle or the best
✅ Does mean:
The final entry in a list of items
1️⃣3️⃣ : Decimate
❌ Does not mean:
To completely wipe out or annihilate
✅ Does mean:
To eradicate ten percent
1️⃣4️⃣ :Panacea
❌ Does not mean:
A cure
✅ Does mean:
A cure-all, as in a medication that would cure a wide variety of ailments
1️⃣5️⃣ : Fortuitous
❌ Does not mean:
As if by luck
✅ Does mean:
As if by chance
1️⃣6️⃣ : Plethora
❌ Does not mean:
A great amount of something
✅ Does mean:
An amount in excess of what is necessary
1️⃣7️⃣ : Travesty
❌ Does not mean:
An exceedingly troublesome or unfortunate event.
✅ Does mean:
A satirical or parodic rendering
1️⃣8️⃣ : Nauseous
❌ Does not mean:
Feeling sick to one’s stomach
✅ Does mean:
Causing the feelings of sickness and nausea
1️⃣9️⃣ : Redundant
❌ Does not mean:
Repetitive
✅ Does mean:
Unnecessary, excessive, expendable
2️⃣0️⃣ : Terrific
❌ Used today as:
Awesome
✅ Originally meant:
Inspiring fear
2️⃣1️⃣ : Bemused
❌ Does not mean:
To find funny, to be amused by something
✅ Does mean:
To find puzzling, to be confused by something
2️⃣2️⃣ : Literally
❌ Should not be used:
To indicate strong emphasis or as a way to comment on something that did not happen in reality but occurred figuratively
✅ Should be used:
To indicate that something actually happened
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💢 PART 2 💢
1️⃣2️⃣ : Ultimate
❌ Does not mean:
The pinnacle or the best
✅ Does mean:
The final entry in a list of items
1️⃣3️⃣ : Decimate
❌ Does not mean:
To completely wipe out or annihilate
✅ Does mean:
To eradicate ten percent
1️⃣4️⃣ :Panacea
❌ Does not mean:
A cure
✅ Does mean:
A cure-all, as in a medication that would cure a wide variety of ailments
1️⃣5️⃣ : Fortuitous
❌ Does not mean:
As if by luck
✅ Does mean:
As if by chance
1️⃣6️⃣ : Plethora
❌ Does not mean:
A great amount of something
✅ Does mean:
An amount in excess of what is necessary
1️⃣7️⃣ : Travesty
❌ Does not mean:
An exceedingly troublesome or unfortunate event.
✅ Does mean:
A satirical or parodic rendering
1️⃣8️⃣ : Nauseous
❌ Does not mean:
Feeling sick to one’s stomach
✅ Does mean:
Causing the feelings of sickness and nausea
1️⃣9️⃣ : Redundant
❌ Does not mean:
Repetitive
✅ Does mean:
Unnecessary, excessive, expendable
2️⃣0️⃣ : Terrific
❌ Used today as:
Awesome
✅ Originally meant:
Inspiring fear
2️⃣1️⃣ : Bemused
❌ Does not mean:
To find funny, to be amused by something
✅ Does mean:
To find puzzling, to be confused by something
2️⃣2️⃣ : Literally
❌ Should not be used:
To indicate strong emphasis or as a way to comment on something that did not happen in reality but occurred figuratively
✅ Should be used:
To indicate that something actually happened
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✨ IRON OUT ✨
Meaning: To clear up, resolve or settle
Example: They ironed out their differences and became good friends again.
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Meaning: To clear up, resolve or settle
Example: They ironed out their differences and became good friends again.
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🔰Emigrate 🆚 Immigrate
Emigrate = to leave a country to live permanently in another.
Immigrate = to come to a different country to live there permanently.
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Emigrate = to leave a country to live permanently in another.
Immigrate = to come to a different country to live there permanently.
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