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- List_of_English_words_with_disputed_usage abstract "Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English, and descriptive linguists point out they are accepted by many listeners. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker sound uneducated or illiterate, in other circles the more standard or more traditional usage may make the speaker sound stilted or pretentious.For a list of disputes more complicated than the usage of a single word or phrase, see English usage controversies.".
- Q6570217 abstract "Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English, and descriptive linguists point out they are accepted by many listeners. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker sound uneducated or illiterate, in other circles the more standard or more traditional usage may make the speaker sound stilted or pretentious.For a list of disputes more complicated than the usage of a single word or phrase, see English usage controversies.".