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Glad

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:59:44 +0000

Glad = Appreciative; providing joy and pleasure; very willing; pleased; bright and cheerful; to rejoice.

Synonyms: Pleased, joyous, happy, cheerful

Example: I’ll be glad to answer any questions you may have.

Usage in Sentence: Glad about, not with or from.

Don’t say: Francis was glad with (or from) receiving your letter.

Say: Francis was glad about receiving your letter.

Rid

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:16:11 +0000

Rid = to relieve or deliver from something disagreeable or undesirable; to relieve or free oneself of; to have removed, to remove; to free oneself from.

Synonyms: abolish, clear, deliver, disabuse, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, dump, eject, eliminate, eradicate, expel, exterminate.

Example – He was finally able to rid himself of all financial worries.

Usage in Sentence: Get rid of, not from.

Don’t say: I’ll be glad to get rid from him.

Say: I’ll be glad to get rid of him.

Fail

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:43:51 +0000

Fail = The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends; One that fails; the condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short; a cessation of proper functioning or performance; nonperformance of what is requested or expected; omission; the act or fact of failing to pass a course, test, or assignment; A decline in strength or effectiveness.

Synonyms: be unsuccessful, abort, backslide, be defeated, be demoted, be found lacking, be in vain, be ruined, blunder, break down, deteriorate, fall through.

Example – She failed to prove herself right.

Usage in Sentence: Fail in, not from.

Don’t say: Steven failed from maths last year.

Say: Steven failed in maths last year.

Dressed

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:03:34 +0000

Dressed = To put clothes on; clothe; To furnish with clothing; To decorate or adorn; To garnish; To arrange a display in; To arrange (troops) in ranks; align; To apply medication, bandages, or other therapeutic materials to.

Synonyms: appareled, attired, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed.

Example: They dressed up and went to the prom.

Usage in Sentence: Dressed in, not with.

Don’t say: The woman was dressed with black.

Say: The woman was dressed in black.

Divide

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:20:20 +0000

Divide = to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc; to separate or part from something else; cut off; to deal out in parts; distribute in shares; apportion; to cleave; part; to separate in opinion or feeling.

Synonyms: split, separate, partition, segregate, break up, part.

Example: There are three simple steps to divide fractions.

Usage in Sentence: Divide into parts, not in parts.

Don’t say: I divided the cake in four parts.

Say: I divided the cake into four parts.

Different

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:04:22 +0000

Different = not alike in character or quality; differing; dissimilar; not identical; separate or distinct; various; several; not ordinary; unusual.

Synonyms: dissimilar, diverse, unlike, unusual.

Example: Different people told me the same story.

Usage in Sentence: Different from, not than.

Don’t say: My book is different than yours.

Say: My book is different from yours.

Die of an illness

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:12:19 +0000

Die of an illness = Sickness or disease resulting in death.

Example – Astrologers say that he will die of an illness.

Usage in Sentence: Die of an illness, not from an illness.

Don’t say: Many people have died from malaria.

Say: Many people have died of malaria.

Depend

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:10:43 +0000

Depend = count on, rely upon; to rely for support, maintenance, help.

Synonyms: bank on, bet bottom dollar on, bet on, build upon, calculate on, confide in, gamble on, lay money on, lean on, reckon on, trust in, turn to.

Example – In my discipline this would depend on the form of publication journal.

Usage in Sentence: Depend on or upon, not from.

Don’t say: It depends from her.

Say: It depends on (or upon) her.

Consist

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:24:49 +0000

Consist = To be made up or composed; To have a basis; reside or lie; To be compatible.

Synonyms: composition, structure, makeup, constitution, exist, reside.

Example: The beauty of the artist’s style consists in its simplicity.

Usage in Sentence: Consist of, not from.

Don’t say: A year consists from twelve months.

Say: A year consists of twelve months.

Conform

sp - www.manuscriptedit.com — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:44:25 +0000

Conform = Comply with rules, standards, or laws, to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to); to act in accord with the prevailing standards, attitudes, practices, etc., of society or a group; to be or become similar in form, nature, or character; to be in harmony or accord.

Synonyms: yield, agree, consent, correspond, agree, tally, adapt, adjust, accommodate.

Example: They broadly conform to the principles and processes outlined in the sections above.

Usage in Sentence: Conform to, not with.

Don’t say: We must conform with the rules.

Say: We must conform to the rules.