Commonly misused words!

Accept Vs Except:

• Accept means To receive
• For example, ‘please accept my apologies.’
• Except means Not include
• For example, ‘I brought all vegetables except broccoli.’

Complement Vs Compliment

• Complement means goes well together.
• Example: your shoes complement your dress.
• Compliment means an admiring remark.
• Example: I complimented my friend on her dress.

Emigrate Vs Immigrate

• Emigrate means leaving
• Example: many people had to emigrate from Syria due to war.
• Immigrate means coming
• Example: She immigrated to Canada in search of better life.

Fewer Vs Less

• Fewer is used for countable nouns.
• Example: students these days are buying fewer books.
• Less is used for uncountable nouns.
• Example: When I am at home I listen less music.

It’s Vs Its

• It’s means a contraction of it and is.
• Example: It’s a dangerous animal.
• Its means a possessive pronoun or adjective.
• Example: Its name is Bob.