It’s easy to make mistakes if you speak English. From mispronouncing common words that come up in conversation (we’re looking at you, mischievous) to misspelling words you’ve been using for years, mastering English can sometimes feel like a perpetual uphill climb.

Another common error that many of us are guilty of is misusing words. By thinking they mean one thing when they mean another, you might be guilty of saying even commonplace words or phrases wrong.

English speakers on Reddit discussed the most common words they hear people frequently misuse that have become “major pet peeves,” or simply made them face-palm when they hear them used incorrectly.

These are 20 of the most commonly misused English words:

Words people get wrong constantly

“I hear people mix up weary and wary pretty often, I’ve even heard it in audiobooks which should be checked for errors.” – missuseme

“Apart vs. a part. I love this error because it totally changes the meaning of what the person is trying to say, and it’s usually in self-congratulatory posts like ‘I’m happy to announce I was apart of the team that did this amazing thing.’ Cool, happy to hear you had no part in it.” – BWEJ, figuren9ne

“Into vs in to. One is a transformation. One is moving locations. ‘A wanted man turned himself into police’ is saying he transformed himself into being a police officer. ‘A wanted man turned himself in to police’ he physically went to the........

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