English/Speech Department / Orchard Ridge Campus
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Commonly Misused Words
quite quiet quit
adjective “rather” EXAMPLE: His actions at the ball game were quite strange. noun: “no sound” EXAMPLE: They spent a quiet evening watching television. verb: “to stop” EXAMPLE: Quit blaming your brother for your problems.
quote quotation
a verb EXAMPLE: I will quote Abraham Lincoln in my introduction. a noun EXAMPLE: I will use a quotation from Abraham Lincoln in my introduction.