about wrong word of the day

Wrong Word Of The Day is a feature about words or expressions misused in formal expository, written English prose. It is also about words used in everyday speech, slang, the arts, and informal written prose communications.

Sadly, many of these mangled words are frequently encountered in places they shouldn't be. They pop up too often in all walks of life and in all kinds of publications and speaking situations ranging from chance conversations at bus stops to television broadcast news programs to formal speech making. Gladly, examples of misused words are in the tiny minority compared with the number of occurrences of correctly used words we meet up with in everyday life.

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about properly used words

Properly used words and their origins can be just as interesting, amusing, edifying or informative as their improperly used counterparts. More so, even.

Every day The Muse Of Language Arts:

• Defines, explains, and dissects a different word or expression. Visit The Muse's page called Word Of The Day: click here.
• Pulls apart a different word, looking for its roots. Visit The Muse's page called Word Origins for the etymological origins of words. click here.
• Presents a newly invented or well established portmanteau word for your consideration. Visit The Muse's page called Portmanteau Words: click here.
• Presents a different Latin word or expression: click here.

Electricka's reference shelf

Want to look up the meanings of words online? Electricka's Reference Shelf contains or provides access to numerous dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works that contain all sorts of information about words, among them an etymology dictionary, conventional dictionaries, encyclopedias, and thesauri. These references are the result of a collaboration between Electricka and The Muse Of Language Arts, so you know they have to be good.

• Visit Electricka's Reference Shelf: click here.

right words for your day—About Writing Right

Writing Right is an ETAF ebook product that makes it easy to catch and correct all sorts of writing mistakes. Fix them while you are writing or editing. It also helps you to a better writing style.

Writing Right shows you example after example of wrong words like the ones you see at Wrong Word Of The Day. Better yet, it shows how what to do about them. Make Writing Right is your personal writing assistant.

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The Writing Right White Paper is a free white paper that explains the theory behind Writing Right and behind writing right.

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