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There are a series of English words which are frequently confused by students. This
article aims to identify them and correct those mistakes.
e.g. The film critic wrote a damning review about the movie.
e.g. I have just read an excellent critique of Shakespeare.
e.g. A body-guard was killed when the terrorists tried to assassinate the President.
e.g. It's my fault and I only can blame myself for what happened.
e.g. Joe is to blame for the failure of the project =
e.g. I blame Joe for the failure of the project =
e.g. The failure of the project is Joe's fault =
Glossary
towards (UK English) - toward (US English): in the direction of
policies: (political) programme
damning: condemnatory, destructive
unlawfully: illegally
failure: fiasco, collapse, lack of success