COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS & TERMS
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Whom is used instead of who as the object of a verb or preposition.
under way Under way is always two words.
Whom did he marry?
n
Whose means relating to whom or which, especially as a possessor or possessors.
used to Do not omit the d .
Whose brush is this?
Correct Usage: used to Incorrect Usage: use to
n
n Jenny, whose hair was long, now has short hair.
W
Who’s is a contraction for who is or who has. The City discourages contractions. See Contractions , Page 9.
weather, whether Weather is the atmoshpere outside. Whether is used when making a choice (whether or not).
workday Workday is one word.
n Warm weather is forecasted for the weekend.
workforce Workforce is one word.
n I’m not sure whether she has two or three daugh- ters.
workplace Workplace is one word.
web For standard usage, web should be capitalized.
workstation Workstation is one word.
Correct Usage: Web Incorrect Usage: web
worldwide Worldwide is one word.
webpage Webpage is one word, no space
Y
Correct Usage: webpage Incorrect Usage: web page or Web page
yearlong Yearlong is one word.
website Website is one word, always lowercase.
year-round Year-round is always hyphenated.
Correct Usage: website Incorrect Usage: Website or Web site or web site
your, you’re Your is something that belongs to you . You’re is short for you are .
who, whom, whose, who’s Who identifies which person or people.
This is your notebook.
n
Who is that woman?
n
n You’re the person who answers the phone.
I wonder who that letter is from.
n
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