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Old 17-Jul-2008, 23:35
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I feel confused with this confusing situation.
You are a confusing person (you make me feel confused).

HI,
Are these sentences correct, please?
Thanks.
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Old 18-Jul-2008, 00:03
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In the name of The Merciful Allah,
Hi, I'm not A teacher, but I can guide you to the underlying rules of adjectives. Please read this carefully:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm

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Default Re: confused vs confusing

I feel confused by this confusing situation.
You are a confusing person (you make me feel confused).

You have used them correctly.
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Default Re: confused vs confusing

Which one is more correct

The Most Commonly Confusing Words
The Most Commonly Confused Words
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The most commonly confusing words.

This means that an individual word such as 'imflammable' can be confusing for people, who think it means, 'won't burn', as if, 'inflammable'.

The most commonly confused words.

This means that people confuse pairs of words, as in using 'mistake' when the appropriate word is 'error'; using "it's" when it should be 'its'; write 'born' when they mean 'borne' etc.
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