Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Errors by sellers on eBay: one, once; warn, worn,

I just looked at a seller's post which said
WARN ONCE PHOTOS DONT DO IT JUSTICE
I presume he or she means worn once.

Worn is past tense of wear.
Warn is to advise somebody of a future / impending difficulty or danger.

ONE and ONCE

I have also seen
Worn one
I presume this means worn once.
One time or once.

Angela Lansbury, English teacher and tutor.
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