Word Confusion: Undo versus Undue
It’s an undue demand when one is told to undo certain actions in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Category: Word Confusions
Word Confusion: Trump versus Trumpet
I hope your book trumps all the others in your genre, and that you will be able to trumpet the news to all in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: En Pointe versus On Point
Similar in pronunciation, en pointe is a ballet term while on point is business related, particularly to legal or military issues in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Opossum versus Possum
You’ll be relieved to know that a possum is simply an informal way of saying opossum in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Macaron versus Macaroon
Both are cookies but macarons are elegant almond-flour cookies and macaroons are haystack-like coconut cookies in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Spelled versus Spelt
It’s an easy distinction: spelled is American and spelt is British, well, unless you’re writing about the grain in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Flotsam versus Jetsam
Under maritime law, flotsam may be claimed by the original owner, whereas jetsam may be claimed as property of whoever discovers it, although today it’s commonly thought of as odds and ends in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Desolation versus Dissolution
Dissolution can be a result of a shutdown — think divorce with its attending desolation for most of those involved in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: caramel versus Carmel
I could go for eating caramels in Carmel, in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Spatter versus Splatter
In the case of spatter versus splatter, it’s all about the size of the droplets in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.