Fulsome - English editing.

The modern, generally accepted meaning of fulsome is ‘excessively complimentary or flattering’ as in a long and fulsome forty-seven page dedication to Princess Caroline, but it is also often used to mean simply ‘abundant’, especially in uses such as the critics have been fulsome in their praise. Although this is in line with its earliest use, first recorded in the 13th century, some people consider it to be incorrect.
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(-Ful) - English editing.

The combining form -ful is used to form nouns meaning ‘the amount needed to fill’ (cupful, spoonful, etc.). The plural of such words is cupfuls, spoonfuls, etc., with the words joined together. Three cups full would mean the individual cups rather than a quantity measured in cups: on the sill were three cups full of milk, but add three cupfuls of milk to the batter.
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Free rein - English editing.

The image behind the phrase give free rein (to somebody) is from horse-riding, and the rein referred to is the strip of leather used to control a horse’s (or child’s) movements. Nowadays the spelling free reign, with an image taken from kingship, is almost as frequent, particularly in the US.
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Founder, Flounder - English editing.

It is easy to confuse the words founder and flounder, not only because they sound similar but also because the contexts in which they are used tend to be similar. Founder means ‘to fail’, as in the scheme foundered because of lack of organizational backing. Flounder, on the other hand, means ‘to be in difficulties’, as in new recruits floundering about in their first week.
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Fortuitous - English editing.

The traditional, historical meaning of fortuitous is ‘happening by chance’: a fortuitous meeting is a chance meeting, which might turn out to be either a good thing or a bad thing. Today, however, fortuitous tends to be often used to refer only to fortunate outcomes, and the word has become more or less a synonym for ‘lucky’ or ‘fortunate’: the ball went into the goal by a fortuitous ricochet. Although this usage is now widespread, it is still regarded by some people as being rather informal and not correct.
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Formidable - English editing.

There are two possible pronunciations of formidable: /for-mi-duh-b’l/ with the stress on the first syllable and /for-mid-uh-b’l/ with the stress on the second. /for-mid-uh-b’l/ is now common in British English, and the traditional pronunciation /for-mi-duh-b’l/ is rarely heard nowadays. Both pronunciations are acceptable in modern standard English.
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Former - English editing.

Traditionally, former and latter are used in relation to pairs of items: either the first of two items (former) or the second of two items (latter). The reason for this is that former and latter were formed as comparatives, adjectives which are correctly used with reference to just two things. In practice, former and latter are now sometimes used just as synonyms for first and last and are routinely used to refer to a contrast involving more than two items. Such uses, however, are not good English style.
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