These are two words that I do see mixed up on occasion. It might just be typos, but I figured it'd be better to explore than to not. These two have very different meanings. EXAMPLES Rusty defiantly stood at the window, waiting for the threatening kitten she saw in the glass to arrive again. Rusty … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Defiantly v Definitely
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Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Gentle v Genteel v Gentile
Here's a three-fer. Gentle means to be nice, to be kind and soft and comforting. Genteel means to be polite and respectable. Gentile is a person who was not a Jew in Biblical times. Someone who was not of the monotheistic faith. EXAMPLES He was gentle when he brushed the tangles out of his … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Gentle v Genteel v Gentile
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups — Lightning v Lightening
Good morning folks! I almost forgot that today is Wednesday. My life has been a bit crazy this week. This week we're still looking at word mixups, I have quite a few of them. Lightning and Lightening. I promise, they are two different words. The lightning struck down from the sky, bearing the world as … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups — Lightning v Lightening
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups — Further vs Farther
I recently read a book, not to be named, where the author could NOT figure out the difference between further and farther. It occurred to me that this author was probably not the only one with this issue. Both have an essence of distance. Farther is physical distance. Further is metaphorical distance. FOR EXAMPLE: Rusty … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups — Further vs Farther
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