10 commonly misunderstood English words

Via Flavorwire:

If you want to be taken seriously as a writer, make sure you:

* Understand the basic rules of grammar
* Are adept at spelling
* Love words

Any other misunderstood English words?

Note: As pointed out in comments on the Flavorwire post, enormity and bemused can mean both of their definitions above. Therefore technically it’s a list of just 8 words.

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