Isn’t it Ironic? Words that Trip Me Up

A language fail is the worst kind of fail, especially if you’re a public speaker or a writer. From Travis Bradberry’slist of20 commonly misused English wordshere’s the ones that trip me up the most, with clear easy-to-understand descriptions:

Ironic vs. Coincidental

Bradberry writes:A lot of people get this wrong. If you break your leg the day before a ski trip, that’s not ironic—it’s coincidental (and bad luck).

Also coincidentalis the pouring rain on your wedding day, or a traffic jam whe...