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Confusing words

Some common phrases that many people say (or write) wrong

12/09/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 388 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits,  error correction,  misused phrases,  misused words,  rick taubold

From Rick: The phrases on the left are incorrect, the ones on the right are correct. (1) Nip it in the butt vs. Nip it in the bud Nipping something in the bud means that you’re putting an end to

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