Let’s carry on with a few more vocabulary words which you may also wish to know. There are words interpreted in certain circles as inferior, and knowing these distinctions can go a long way towards creating a lasting first impression.
Incorrect: drape
Correct: curtain
Reasoning: Drapes go on a coffin, curtains are hung on a window.
Incorrect: invite
Correct: invitation
Reasoning: “Invitation” is the written-out form for inviting someone to a function. The word “invite” is the verb to ask someone to attend a function.
Incorrect: cheap
Correct: inexpensive
Reasoning: My dear friend, Graham Smith, co-founder of “The Welcome Home Podcast“, suggested two words which her grandmother would correct her on. “Cheap,” her grandmother would say, implies quality, whereas “inexpensive” means cost. Graham was never allowed to call anything cheap other than to describe a fabric or something such as that!
Incorrect: throw a party
Correct: host a party
Reasoning: A host “hosts” a party and does not “throw” it!