word, and should be used only of some important assertion. "He says he
is going," etc.

Stop, Stay

To stop is to cease moving. "At what hotel do you stop" should be "At
what hotel do you stay." "When you come to the city stay with me," not
stop with me.

Subtile, Subtle

Subtile means thin, fine, rare, delicate; subtle means sly, artful,
cunning, elusive. "More subtile web Arachne cannot spin." "He had to
contend with a subtle foe."
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Summons

He was summonsed to appear before the judge" should be "He was
summoned to appear," etc.

Tasty

Often used in colloquial speech when tasteful would be better. Tastily
for tastefully is still worse.

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