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L

later
often redundant since context will inform the reader: “They will meet this month” rather than “They will meet later this month”

layby
plural laybys

lay off
does not mean to sack or make redundant, but to send workers home on part pay because of a temporary lack of demand for their product

learned
not learnt

legal terms
in camera is now known as in secret and in chambers in private; a writ is a claim form and a plaintiff a claimaint; leave to appeal is permission to appeal

less/fewer
less means smaller in quantity, eg less money; fewer means smaller in number, eg fewer coins

letdown, let-up
nouns let down, let up verbs

licence
noun license verb

lifelong

light year
a measure of distance, not time

likable
not likeable

like/as if
never use the former to mean the latter: “it looks as if he's finished” not “it looks like he's finished”

like/such as
Like excludes; such as includes: “Cities like Manchester are wonderful” suggests the writer has in mind, say, Sheffield or Birmingham; she actually means “cities such as Manchester”

liquefy
not liquify

limpid
means clear or transparent, not limp

linchpin
not lynchpin

lineup, lineout

literally
term used, particularly by sports commentators, to denote an event that is not literally true, as in “Manchester City literally came back from the dead”

loan
noun; the verb is lend

loathe
detest loth unwilling, not loath

lock-in, lockout
nouns lock in, lock out verbs

longitude
like this: 149 deg 18 min E

lottery, national lottery
but Lotto and National Lottery Commission

lovable
not loveable

Lyon
not Lyons

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