Commonly misused/misspelled words and phrases (Part 60)

Here are some more words to watch out for:

Anyway vs. Any way

Wrong: You can have the eggs cooked anyway you want them.

Right: You can have the eggs cooked any way you want them.

Wrong: It doesn’t matter. We’re not going to Paris, any way.

Right: It doesn’t matter. We’re not going to Paris, anyway.

Anyway is an adverb that means regardless, or nonetheless. The phrase any way means “in any manner” or “by any method.”

Co-locate vs. Collocate

Wrong: We need to co-locate all our servers in one data center.

Right: We need to collocate all our servers in one data center.

If you’re involved in the computer industry, you’ve probably come across the word co-locate from time to time. Unfortunately it’s a phonetic misspelling of collocate, which means to place together (especially side-by-side) or to arrange in the proper order.

I'll have more words for you soon.

Mark.