Nama – English editing.

The Nama people are one of the khoikhoi peoples of South Africa and SW Namibia. They have in the past been called Hottentot (actually a somewhat broader term), but that is now obsolete and Nama is the standard accepted term.
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Luxurious, Luxuriant – English editing.

Luxurious and luxuriant are often confused, especially in marketing and promotional material. Luxurious means ‘very comfortable, elegant, and involving great expense’, as in a luxurious hotel, whereas luxuriant means ‘lush’, referring to vegetation, as in acres of luxuriant gardens. To speak of luxuriant comfort or luxuriant four-poster beds, for instance, would be considered incorrect by many people.
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Lot – English editing.

A lot of and lots of are very common in speech and writing, but they still have a somewhat informal feel and are generally not considered acceptable for formal English, where you should use alternatives such as many or a large number of instead.
If you do use a lot in writing, it is incorrect to write it as one word, although you may come across this spelling.
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Locate – English editing.

Locate is an 18th century Americanism that still has a transatlantic flavor for some people, especially in its intransitive use (that is, without an object) as in numerous industries have located in this area. In both British and American English, to be located is a synonym for ‘to be situated’ –the supermarket is located near a park–but may cause disquiet among British purists.
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Loath, Loathe – English editing.

Loath and loathe are often confused in writing. Loath is an adjective meaning ‘reluctant or unwilling’, as in I was loath to leave, whereas loathe is a verb meaning ‘feel intense dislike or disgust for’, as in she loathed him on sight. Loath is occasionally written loth, which is also correct. Loath and loth are pronounced the same, rhyming with oath.
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Literally – English editing.

In one of its meanings, literally is used to show that a metaphor or idiom is to be interpreted in its real, physical meaning, as in literally too tired to move. This use can lead to nonsense, as in we were literally killing ourselves laughing, so you should only use it in this way when you are sure that your audience will not take you literally.
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(-Like) – English editing.

When writing words ending in -like which are well established, such as childlike, businesslike, dreamlike, and ladylike, it is correct not to use a hyphen, even though you may come across such words written with one. In contrast, where the combination is a one-off or not fully established, you should insert a hyphen: flu-like, Zen-like, needle-like.
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Lightning – English editing.

The form lightning developed as a contracted form of lightening (the old spelling light’ning shows this process), but the two forms are now distinct words. In the meaning of thunder and lightning and lightning speed, the spelling is always lightning, while in the sense of ‘making or becoming lighter’ the spelling is always lightening.
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Light – English editing.

This is one of a small group of verbs which have alternative forms for the past tense and past participle. Both lighted and lit can be used in all varieties of English, but lit is much more common for the two forms mentioned. When you want to use the past participle before a noun, however, the two forms work differently. Lighted tends to be used when the verb is not modified in any way, as in lighted windows; a lighted match. When you modify the verb with an adverb, lit is much the more common form: a brightly lit office; pleasantly lit corridors.
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Licence, License – English editing.

It is easy to get confused about when to write licence and when license. Which spelling you choose depends on whether you are using the word as a noun or a verb, and whether you are following British usage or not. Spell the word with c in British English when using it as a noun, as in driving licence, off-licence, poetic licence. When using it as verb, you should spell it with an s, as in licensed premises. Other varieties of English often follow this rule, except United States English, where the -s- is much more common in both the noun and the verb.
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