Word Confusion: Shimmer versus Shimmy
Ooh, baby, “Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop” (by Little Anthony and the Imperials) is even better wearing a shimmering dress in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
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Word Confusion: Do versus Make
When you do something, you’re performing an action. When you make something, you’re creating something through an action, much like this Word Confusion post from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Liar vs Lier vs Lyre
Its voice owned by the liar, while the lier owns a surface, even as the lyre plays through our lives in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Tern vs Terne vs Turn
Take a turn to wrap up the tern in terne, but only if the tern is stuffed in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Wary versus Weary
Weary people need to be wary of making mistakes in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
Word Confusion: Whirl versus Whorl
A whirl is a frantic, active spinning whereas a whorl is a pattern of curl in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
Word Confusion: Hertz versus Hurts
Hertz is all noun and measures frequency while hurts can really make life painful in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Perpetrate versus Perpetuate
Oh, that editor perpetrated outrages against the defenseless writer, perpetuating their misery in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Cell versus Sell
If you sell drugs, you will get arrested and end up in a prison cell in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: College versus University
There is a difference between college and university, and all the schools in between, in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.