Abbreviation Confusions: E.g., Et al., Etc., and I.e.,
Ever wonder what e.g., et al., etc., or i.e., meant and how to punctuate it? Wonder no more as you explore this Word Confusion of Abbreviations from KD Did It.
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Capitalization Issues: earth versus Earth
This Word Confusion is primarily a difference of lower- or uppercase, and it all depends on if Earth is a planet hobnobbing with the other celestial bodies or merely an earthly concern.
Word Confusion: Duck versus Duct
You won’t get a good seal if you use ducks instead of duct tape in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Down Stairs versus Downstairs
If you want to go downstairs, you’ll have to walk down the stairs in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Wail vs Wale vs Whale
It’s a’wailing we are as we go whaling through the wales of the seas in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Bring versus Take
Well, bring it on over here, and then take that over there in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Might’a not be a Could’a, Would’a, Should’a
It might’ve sounded like ‘a, but I’d suggest replacing it with ‘ve, as could’a, should’a, would’a are actually a could’ve, might’ve, should’ve, would’ve in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Vice versus Vise
One man’s vice is a British vise which Yanks tend to see as a mechanism which clamps in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Dose versus Doze
Take a dose and doze off in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Chord versus Cord
String that cord tight if you expect to strike a chord in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.