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Today's Word Rant concerns the use and misuse of the words wary or warily and weary or wearily. These words are commonly misused across many of the fandoms that I frequent. They appear to be similar, but actually have very different meanings, which can lead to confusion (and irritation) when they are misused. Here are their correct meanings and uses:

• Wary / Warily: cautious / cautiously or careful / carefully. Example: His previous experiences made him wary of the other man. He warily searched the hall for traps.
• Weary / Wearily: tired / tiredly or exhausted. Example: He was weary after his long trip. He wearily trudged up the stairs.

Now that I have a livejournal in which to express my irritation with these and similar mistakes, I just can't resist. *smirk*

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