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Word Confusion: Borrow vs Lend vs Loan
by Kathy Davie Polonius: Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Hamlet Act 1, scene 3, 75–77 I borrowed more trouble...
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Word Confusion: Can versus May
by Kathy Davie Years ago I had occasion to encounter this word confusion, can versus may, and it’s cracked me up ever since — once I grasped the difference. Yep, every time I hear someone say can or...
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Word Confusion: Cent vs Scent vs Sense vs Sent
by Kathy Davie For just fifty cents, I can get a scent sample sent to me to sooth my senses. Words that are so close in how they sound and yet, at either end of this row of words, are … Continue reading →
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Word Confusion: Different From vs Different Than vs Different To
by Kathy Davie This Word Confusion is a tricky bugger. The different to is pretty simple, and being a British preference, it’s not a confusion American authors are likely to run into. Unless, of...
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Word Confusion: Elder versus Eldest
by Kathy Davie It’s a subtle word confusion, elder versus eldest, and as long as you remember that she is elder than you while he is the eldest of all, you’ll be fine. And, I can hear y’all wondering...
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Word Confusion: Dyeing versus Dying
by Kathy Davie There is a wealth of difference between dyeing and dying. My personal preference is dyeing. It’s definitely something I can come back from. I may be spattered and multi-colored, but I’ll...
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Word Confusion: Extend versus Extent
by Kathy Davie This is one of those word confusions which makes me so grateful for the extent of my reading as it extends over the years of my life. The more you read, the more gets embedded within...
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Word Confusion: Grown Up vs Grown-Up vs Grownup
by Kathy Davie GIF by Eadweard Muybridge [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons A pair of grown-ups dancing. You wouldn’t think that such a simple word could have so many ways to...
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Word Confusion: Imply versus Infer
by Kathy Davie For as complex as I thought this word confusion would be, I was pleasantly surprised to discover I was wrong. Yeah, most of the time I hate to find out I’m wrong! Not this time. This...
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Word Confusion: Blew versus Blue
by Kathy Davie Just because two words sound alike does not mean they mean the same thing. Shocking, I know. Being something of a bluestocking, I have a passion for words, and I blew through writing up...
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