Words Commonly Misused :
CCAN & MAY : Can means capability.
May means with permission.
CANNOT HELP BUT : Note that the NOT and the BUT make a double negative.
Omit BUT.
They say they cannot help.
CAN’T HARDLY : This again is a double negative.
Use either CAN’T or HARDLY.
Thus ‘I can hardly’ see anything or ‘I can’t see anything’.
CITE, SIGHT & SITE : Cite means to call attention to.
Sight means something seen.
Site is location.
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