COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS & TERMS
L (Continued)
O
lectern, podium A speaker stands on a podium and behind a lectern .
online Online is one word. on-site, off-site Always hyphenate on-site and off-site .
lifestyle Lifestyle is one word.
onscreen Onscreen is one word.
loose, lose Loose is the opposite of tight, lose is the opposite of win.
over, more than Over generally refers to spatial relationships.
M
The plane flew over the town.
n
master-planned Master-planned is always hyphenated.
He kicked the ball over the goal line.
n
She handed it over to the police.
n
midweek Midweek is one word, no hyphen.
More than is preferred with numerals.
monthlong Monthlong is one word, no hyphen.
n More than 16,000 people attended the event.
P
multicultural Multicultural is one word, no hyphen.
percent (%) Use the percent symbol (%) in all instances.
multimedia Multimedia is one word.
n The teacher said only 50% of the class passed the exam.
multipurpose Multipurpose is one word.
pickup Pickup is always one word, no hyphen.
N
precede, proceed Use precede if it comes first.
nonprofit Nonprofit is one word, no hyphen
n Read the introduction, which precedes the first chapter.
nonresident Nonresident is one word, no hyphen
Use proceed if it follows.
n Read the chapters, which proceeds the introduction.
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