If you can’t eat it, it’s inedible. If you aren’t qualified or unsuitable or not up to par, you’re ineligible in this Word Confusion from KD Did It. And I hope this makes an indelible impression on you, lol.
In the uneasy peace following World War I, nurse Bess Crawford runs into trouble and treachery in Ireland in the wake of the bloody 1916 Easter Rising when any Irish person who served in France is now considered a traitor.
Against the backdrop of filming Robin Crusoe’s book, a vicious serial killer is operating. It’s up to Aurora Teagarden to reprise her role as amateur sleuth and stop the carnage before it gets out of hand.
Home ➢ Author Resources ➢ Word Confusion ➢ Hypotenuse versus Hypothesis “That’s my hypotenuse.” That sentence, uttered by a character on a TV show, reminded me how useful it can be in establishing a character’s education level as well as how highly they think of themselves. Lord knows it was not the correct choice. This word confusion hypotenuse vs hypothesis certainly forced me to think about the spelling, lol. A hypotenuse is one thing: The longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle. That’s it. A hypothesis is an educated guess or prediction about the relationship between two variables, an idea to be tested, not proven. It must be a testable statement, something that you can support or falsify with observable evidence. Return to top Word Confusions . . . . . . started as my way of dealing with a professional frustration with properly spelled words that were out of context in manuscripts I was editing as well as books I was reviewing. It evolved into a sharing of information with y’all. I’m hoping you’ll share with us words that have been a bête noire for you from either end. If you found this post on “Hypotenuse […]
If you’re really into garlic, you may enjoy spreading aioli on someone’s areola in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
The Valdemaran caravan led by Baron Valdemar continues their adventure into the West, into a wilderness depopulated by war and scarred by the terrible magics of a thousand years ago and the Mage Wars. It’s a wilderness of rapacious foes . . . and someone is watching them.
The Valdemaran caravan led by Baron Valdemar continues their adventure into the West, into a wilderness depopulated by war and scarred by the terrible magics of a thousand years ago and the Mage Wars. It’s a wilderness of rapacious foes . . . and someone is watching them.
A gratuity and a tip are the same. The former is more formal, a fancier way to say thanks. A tip is another way too say thanks as well as to give a helpful hint or inform someone in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
The elusive Nonesuch, a famed sportsman, has inherited Broom Hall and his arrival has local society in a dither. The dazzling yet selfish Tiffany Wield sets out to charm, as her governess Ancilla Trent attempts to rein her in.
An abbess, a canoness, and a nun are all women in a religious order — with distinctions, for an abbess is in charge, a canoness does not vow poverty, and a nun who does vow poverty, chastity, and obedience in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.