Word Confusion: Rivulet vs Runnel vs Sike are All Streamlets
A rivulet, a runnel, and a sike are all small streams, streamlets. However, a sike is a regional term in Scotland and Northern England in this Word Confusion.
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Book Layout & Formatting Ideas: Font Terminology
Feeling overwhelmed by all that font terminology? Take a quick look in at the terms used about fonts and typefaces in this Book Layout and Formatting post from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Compile versus Comply
“You will comply with my demand that you compile these reports” she said in a demanding tone in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.a
Word Confusion: Crypt vs Mausoleum vs Tomb
A word confusion post from KD Did It that will bury you in a tomb that could be below ground in a crypt or above ground in a mausoleum.
Word Confusion: Toward versus Towards
As a preposition, use toward or towards. But if you want an adjective or adverb, use toward in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Channel vs Dyke vs Rill
All three are bodies of water but only the channel is completely natural. A dyke is always man-made while a rill can go either way in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
Linguistics: Cognitive Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics is the combination of one’s culture and its grammar in this Linguistics post from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Arroyo vs Coulee vs Wadi vs Wash
Any arroyo, coulee, wadi, or wash can be devastating when it’s raining in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Ocean versus Sea
Geographically, the ocean and the sea are different until it comes to the more common uses in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Canal vs Impoundment vs Moat vs Reservoir
It’s all about the artificial containment of water from a canal giving access from one body of water to another to a moat providing a surround of protection to an impoundment that creates a reservoir in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.