> > Another word that people use wrong all the time is "scan". People think that to scan a page is to just skim through it and not actually read all of it. Actually, scanning a page is the complete opposite: you read every single word and detail and don't skip ANYTHING. So ha.
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> "Peruse" is the exact same way -- it means "scan," not "skim."

Don't even get me started on "nauseous." The correct meaning is "to make people sick," *not* "to feel ill."