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The last several weeks, I've been talking about some words that are intentionally misused, words used to decieve.  This week, I'd like to focus on some of the most commonly (and unintentionally) misused words. Some people seem to want to add to a word: Toward has no s at the end, though it must seem incomplete to some because you often see it used like this,  "I went towards the gate." Anyway also has no ending s.  It is incorrect to say that you don't like purple, though you'd take a purple car anyways. Some want to delete part of a word: You aren't supposed to omit the d.  You weren't suppose to. The same goes for the phrase used...

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