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51perpetrate, perpetuate — Occasionally confused. To perpetrate is to commit or perform. To perpetuate is to prolong or, literally, to make perpetual. The Boston Strangler perpetrated a series of murders. Those who write about him perpetuate his notoriety …
52perpetrate, perpetuate — Occasionally confused. To perpetrate is to commit or perform. To perpetuate is to prolong or, literally, to make perpetual. The Boston Strangler perpetrated a series of murders. Those who write about him perpetuate his notoriety …
53pore, pour — Occasionally pour appears where pore is intended. As a verb,pore means to examine carefully ( She pored over the documents ) or, more rarely, to meditate. Pour indicates a flow, either literally ( He poured the water down the drain ) or… …
54pore, pour — Occasionally pour appears where pore is intended. As a verb,pore means to examine carefully ( She pored over the documents ) or, more rarely, to meditate. Pour indicates a flow, either literally ( He poured the water down the drain ) or… …
55prevaricate, procrastinate — Occasionally confused. Prevaricate means to speak or act evasively, to stray from the truth. Procrastinate means to put off doing …
56prevaricate, procrastinate — Occasionally confused. Prevaricate means to speak or act evasively, to stray from the truth. Procrastinate means to put off doing …
57seismograph, seismometer, seismogram — Occasionally, and perhaps understandably, confused. A seismometer is a sensor placed in the ground to record earthquakes and other vibrations. A seismograph is the instrument that records the seismometers readings. A seismogram is the printout …
58seismograph, seismometer, seismogram — Occasionally, and perhaps understandably, confused. A seismometer is a sensor placed in the ground to record earthquakes and other vibrations. A seismograph is the instrument that records the seismometers readings. A seismogram is the printout …
59seismograph, seismometer, seismogram — Occasionally, and perhaps understandably, confused. A seismometer is a sensor placed in the ground to record earthquakes and other vibrations. A seismograph is the instrument that records the seismometers readings. A seismogram is the printout …
60sentences, length of — Occasionally a proliferation of connecting words produces a sentence that simply runs away with itself. I offer, without additional comment, the following as a classic of its type: But dramatic price shifts are not expected by the oil… …
