Faze vs. Phase
How to use "faze" and "phase" correctlyThis is an entry on my list of Common Errors in English Usage. Visit the main page for direct links to additional entries.
The verb to faze means “to deter, daunt, upset, disturb”:
explosion didn’t faze the courageous soldiers
Phase means “stage in development or in a cycle” (as a noun) or “to introduce in stages” (as a verb):
just a phase she’s going through
phase in these changes over a period of time
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