16/120 mistakes to avoid during 2025

 16. Avenge and revenge  

• Incorrect: I must revenge my father.

 • Correct: I must avenge my father. 

• Incorrect: I must revenge my enemy. 

• Correct: I must take revenge on my enemy. 

These two words are often confused. To 'avenge my father' means to ‘punish someone who has hurt my father’.