COMMON GRAMMAR MISTAKES

AGGRAVATE vs. IRRITATE

AGGRAVATE

• To make worse
• Ex1: The lack of the rain aggravated the dryness of the crops
• Ex2: The doctor aggravated the pain of his patients by giving wrong medicine
• Ex3: The kid aggravated the situation by saying that its not his fault

IRRITATE

• to Annoy
• Ex1: The boy is irritating to me
• Ex2: The loud bark of the dog was irritating
• Ex3: It was irritating that the teacher gave us homework before vecation

IRREGARDLESS & SUPPOSABLY

REGARDLESS

• In any events / even though
• Ex1: Regardless of being sick the girl went to school
• Ex2: The boy is going to wear his favorite sweater regardless of the hot weather
• Ex3: Sally is going on vecation regardless of her boss opinion

SUPPOSABLY

SUPPOSEDLY

• According to what is assumed or believed
• SupposABLY is NOT a word

IMPLY & INFER

Imply = suggest indirectly
Infer = to come to a conclusion
These two words are interchangeable

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DISINTERESTED & UNINTERESTED

DISINTERESTED

• NOT CONCERNED WITH / NOT INTERESTED
• Basically if you're disinterested in something you dont have an opinion about it

UNINTERESTED

NAUSEOUS

• 1. affected with nausea; nauseated: to feel nauseous.