Word Confusion: Across vs Over vs Through
“You’d better come across with it, or we’re through over this” is yet another Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Category: Self-Editing
Word Confusion: Amulet vs Artifact vs Charm vs Talisman
A charm and a talisman bring luck while an amulet protects and an artifact is a made object of archeological interest in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Grammar Explanation: The Wh-
The wh-question is always asking for information and can never be answered with a yes or no in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Acrobatics vs Aerobatics vs Aerobics
Acrobatics is an exercise I can enjoy from the stands while aerobatics is a series of spectacular moves by an airplane. As for aerobics . . . it’s a sweaty sort of exercise that is good for you in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Obelisk versus Odalisque
The tall, spired shape of the stony obelisk is the opposite of the soft impression of an odalisk, an inhabitant of the harem, in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Loan versus Lone
As a lone woman, she found it hard to take out a loan in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Every Where versus Everywhere
One looks about everywhere, but you’ll not find every where. Not in the past eight+ centuries in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Adversary vs Enemy vs Foe vs Opponent
All four are synonyms for each other, and yet there are nuances among adversary, enemy, foe, and opponent in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Properly Punctuated – Word: Asterisk, *
The asterisk is both a punctuation symbol and a word, and a writer will want to understand when and why to use it in this combination Properly Punctuated and Word post from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Didactic versus Pedantic
I can be pedantic in my whining about proper word choice and spelling . . . okay, and didactic about punctuation in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.