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| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that (although, though) | He still loves her despite the fact that she cheated on him. | Plain English |
| deus ex machina | But for the grace of the deux ex machina, Measure for Measure would have turned into King Lear. | Commonly Confused Words |
| Possessive apostrophe error | He is the devils advocate. | Possible Typo |
| error massage (message) | There is an error massage. | Commonly Confused Words |
| dial up (dial-up) internet | Dial up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network. | Compounding |
| didn't (hadn't) been | It did been solved. | Grammar |
| didn't (hadn't) been | It didn't been solved. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I didn't have no idea. | Grammar |
| mismatched verbs and tag question operators | I didn't start, was I? | Punctuation |
| mismatched verbs and tag question operators | It didn't look like it, was it? | Punctuation |
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