Common_Errors_in_English_usage

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CUE/QUEUE
"Cue" has a variety of meanings, but all uses of "queue" relate to its
original French meaning of "tail," which becomes a metaphor for a line
(beware, however: in French "queue" is also rude slang for the male sex
organ). Although a few dictionaries accept "cue" as an alternative
spelling for the braided tail some people make of their hair or a
waiting line, traditionally both are queues: "Sun Yat Sen ordered that
all Chinese men should cut off their queues," "I have over 300 movies in
my Netflix queue."
CURRANT/CURRENT
"Current" is an adjective having to do with the present time, and can
also be a noun naming a thing that, like time, flows: electrical
current, currents of public opinion. "Currant" refers only to little
fruits.
CURVE YOUR APPETITE/CURB YOUR APPETITE
A "curb" was originally a device used to control an unruly horse.
Already in the 18th century people were speaking by analogy of
controlling their appetites as "curbing" them. You do not "curve" your
hunger, appetite, desires, etc. You curb them.
CUT AND DRY/CUT AND DRIED
Many people mishear the standard expression meaning "set," "not open to
change," as "cut and dry." Although this form is listed in the Oxford
English Dictionary, it is definitely less common in sophisticated
writing. The dominant modern usage is "cut and dried." When used to
modify a noun, it must be hyphenated: "cut­and­dried plan."
CUT AND PASTE/COPY AND PASTE
Because "cut and paste" is a familiar phrase, many people say it when
they mean "copy and paste" in a computer context. This can lead to
disastrous results if followed literally by an inexpert person. If you
mean to tell someone to duplicate something rather than move it, say
"copy." And when you are moving bits of computer information from one
place to another the safest sequence is often to copy the original,
paste the copy elsewhere, and only then delete (cut) the original.
CUT OF TEA/CUP OF TEA
An astounding number of people write "cut of tea" when they mean "cup of
tea," especially in phrases like "not my cut of tea" instead of "not my
cup of tea." This saying is not about fine distinctions between
different ways the tea's been harvested; it just refers to the ordinary
vessel from which you drink the stuff.
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