Word Confusion: Access versus Accession
Access gains entry to something while accession is primarily about recording the acquisition of something . . . or attaining a higher rank in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
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Word Confusion: Speak versus Talk
To speak or to talk is to say something in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Jam vs Jelly vs Preserves
Thinking of the clarity and spreadability of jelly thickening into the more flavorful mashed fruity jam to those chunky preserves in this Word Confusion from KD Did It is making me hungry.
Word Confusion: Streams: Brook vs Burn vs Draw vs Lick
All four are considered streams yet there are differences : the babbling brook, the Scottish burn, the steep-sided draw that’s usually dry, and that salt-laden lick in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Casualty versus Causality
The causality of his becoming a casualty was that car accident in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Ecological versus Environmental
Ecological is about studying relationships between living organisms while environmental is about protecting humans from the environment . . . and protecting the environment from humans in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Aloud versus Out Loud
Aloud and out loud mean the same thing, in a general sense. More specifically, aloud is to speak so people can hear while out loud is more of a sudden outburst in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Civil versus Silver
A color, silver can be touched as metal and coin while civil is only felt through action or thought in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Firth vs Fjord vs Gulf
A firth and a fjord are linguistically similar and created by glacial movement while a gulf was created by plate tectonics. All three are considered inlets off from a larger body of water in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
Word Confusion: Factional versus Factious
Both adjectives, factional is OF factions while factious is caused BY factions in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.