Vocabulary general3 potx
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stomp
STOMP
STAMP
"Stomp” is colloquial, casual. A professional wrestler stomps his opponent. In more formal contexts “stamp” is preferred. But you will probably not be
able to stamp out the spread of “stomp."
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straightjacket
STRAIGHTJACKET
STRAITJACKET
The old word “strait” (“narrow, tight”) has survived only as a noun in geography referring to a narrow body of water ("the Bering Strait") and in a few
adjectival uses such as “straitjacket” (a narrowly confining garment) and “strait-laced” (literally laced up tightly, but usually meaning narrow-minded).
Its unfamiliarity causes many people to mistakenly substitute the more common “straight.”
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stress on
STRESS ON
FEEL STRESS
“Stress on” is commonly used to mean “to experience stress” as in “I'm stressing on the term paper I have to do.” Still informal, but better, is “I'm
stressed about. . . .” In a more formal context you could express the same idea by saying “I'm anxious about. . . .”
It is perfectly fine, however, to say that you place stress on something, with “stress” being a noun rather than a verb.
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substance-free
SUBSTANCE-FREE
An administrator at our university announced recently that his goal was a “substance-free” campus,
which I suppose fits in with the growing fad of “virtual education.” What he really meant was, of
course, a campus free of illegal drugs and alcohol, designated “controlled substances” in the law.
This is a very silly expression, but if he” d just said “sober and straight” he would have sounded too
censorious. How about “drug- and alcohol-free"?
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substitute with
SUBSTITUTE WITH
SUBSTITUTE FOR
You can substitute pecans for the walnuts in a brownie recipe, but many people mistakenly say “substitute with” instead, perhaps influenced by the
related expression “replace with.” it’s always “substitute for."
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suffer with
SUFFER WITH
SUFFER FROM
Although technical medical usage sometimes differs, in normal speech we say that a person suffers from a disease rather than suffering with it.
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suit/suite
SUIT/SUITE
Your bedroom suite consists of the bed, the nightstand, and whatever other furniture goes with it.
Your pajamas would be your bedroom suit.
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summary/summery
SUMMARY/SUMMERY
When the weather is warm and summery and you don’t feel like spending a lot of time reading that
long report from the restructuring committee, just read the summary.
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supercede
SUPERCEDE
SUPERSEDE
This word, meaning to replace, originally meant “to sit higher” than, from Latin sedere, “to sit.” In the 18th century, rich people were often carried about
as they sat in sedan chairs. Don’t be misled by the fact that this word rhymes with words having quite different roots, such as intercede.
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supposably
SUPPOSABLY, SUPPOSINGLY
SUPPOSEDLY
“Supposedly” is the standard form. “Supposably” can be used only when the meaning is “capable of being supposed,” and then only in the U.S. You
won’t get into trouble if you stick with “supposedly."
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suppose to
SUPPOSE TO
SUPPOSED TO
Because the D and the T are blended into a single consonant when this phrase is pronounced, many writers are unaware that the D is even present and
omit it in writing. You’re supposed to get this one right if you want to earn the respect of your readers. See also “use to."
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