Still with me? Here are some more words and phrases to watch out for:
Cartoonish vs. Cartoonlike Wrong: Her art has a cartoonish quality that I enjoy.
Right: Her art has a cartoonlike quality that I enjoy.
Cartoonlike refers to something that has the appearance or essence of a drawn or animated cartoon. Cartoonish, on the other hand, has the negative connotations of exaggerated or overblown (like a caricature). You might not mind people referring to your artwork as cartoonlike, but you’d probably object to them calling your makeup cartoonish.
Poinsetta vs. Poinsettia
Wrong: We sent them a lovely poinsetta for Christmas.
Right: We sent them a lovely poinsettia for Christmas.
Poinsetta is simply a misspelling of poinsettia.
I have more, so stay tuned.
Mark.
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