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texting and driving

Texting and Driving in California

It doesn’t matter how many images of horrific wrecks insurance companies and auto agencies put out to warn drivers of ...
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Loitering in California

Loitering in California

For the most part, loitering is harmless and doesn’t bother anyone, but there are times when someone will object to ...
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Abandoned Cars in California

Abandoned Cars in California

California law states that any “vehicle which has been left unattended, standing, parked upon or within 10 feet of the ...
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3 Common California Felonies

3 Common California Felonies

The state and federal law books are full of felonies, but court officers, lawyers, and police officers will quickly tell ...
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Public Intoxication Laws in California

Public Intoxication Laws in California

Everyone knows that if you get behind the wheel and drive your car after you’ve had too much to drink ...
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Are You Using These Words Correctly

Are You Using These Words Correctly

There are dozens of words within the English language that are misused regularly. This is not a surprising fact. With some many words within our language, everyone will misuse a word from time to time. All a person can do is learn from the mistake, and try not to repeat it.

In most instances of misused words, the reason is that the words is very similar to another word. Some examples of this include:
• Accept & Except – Accept means to receive, as in a person can accept an award. Except means excluding something, such as a person will do everything, except that.
• Sight & Site – Sight is a person’s ability to see. Get out of my sight. Site is a location, such as a website. Stay out of that construction site.
• Than & Then – Than is used to make comparisons...

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8 Commonly Misused Words

8 Commonly Misused Words

The English language has thousands and thousands of words within it. This is why it can take native English speakers years to even come close to mastering it. Due to this fact, there are several words within this language of ours that are misused on a daily basis. Some words have been misused for so long, that the wrong meaning has now become their actual meaning.

• Bemused: Many people think that a bemused person is someone who is amused, when it in fact means that the person is confused.
• Compelled: When a person is compelled to do something, many would assume the person simply feels like they should do that thing. However, it really means that the person is being forced to do something.
• Enormity: Some people, including past presidents, think that enormity means something really big...
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Commonly Misused Words

Commonly Misused Words

The English language is filled with hundreds of thousands of words, with several hundreds of words coming from other languages. On top of the impossibly high number of words out there, the English language has hundreds of rules on how those words can be used and it can take a lifetime to learn all of those rules.

This has led to a huge list of words that are commonly misused.
Enormity – At first glance, one might assume that enormity has some relation to the word enormous, however, that is not entirely the case. Enormity actually refers to an evil or immoral act.
Instant – This one gets misused a lot nowadays, and mostly by companies trying to sell you something. It is used to say that something can happen quickly, which is close to correct, but not quite...

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