#good usage

[rohanrider3]

“Good evening, doers of evil and ancient terrors!”--Douxie, in Wizards: Tales of Arcadia 

Also me, back when I still went to family functions and had to see my abusive birth family 

[randomtownie]

[chicagostyleblog]

2.108 Proofreading for spelling errors

I threw a resume away last week for this reason, so I like that CMOS particularly calls out this error:

The proofreader should remain alert for the kind of errors that are typically missed by computerized systems for checking spelling—from common typos ... to more subtle errors like lead for led ...

We find the distinction in one of my favorite sections, Good usage versus common usage (5.220): the past tense of the verb "to lead" is spelled "led," not "lead."

Our company led the industry in declining to hire proofreaders who couldn't spell.

[chicagostyleblog]

5.220 Good usage versus common usage

forego; forgo

To forego is "to come before." Unless you are a lawyer (in the foregoing sections), the only common correct use is probably a foregone conclusion.

To forgo is "to do without." We will forgo further description of the differences between these two words.