Word Confusion: Borough vs Burro vs Burrow
You’re unlikely to be within a borough if you need to burrow your way into shelter as the burro grazes outside.
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Word Confusion: Apiary vs Aviary
An apiary is quite productive with its honey and beeswax while an aviary restrains birds from flying out into the world in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Acclimate versus Accommodate
Acclimate is all about adapting to new situations while accommodate also adapts to the not-new, including being kind, supplying with something, providing something, making room, etc., in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Vail vs Vale vs Veil
Let me give you a vail wrapped in a veil as you travel through this vale of tears in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
Word Confusion: Transgress versus Transpire
If someone transpires too much, I suppose it could transgress against someone’s sense of smell…in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Neither Is vs Neither Are
“Neither is” and “neither are” are a singular and a plural pronoun phrase that depend upon subject-verb agreement in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Avenge vs Revenge vs Vengeance
Achieve your vengeance and avenge your manuscript, but do not take revenge in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Grammar Explanation: Inflection
Inflections are all about plural nouns, verb tenses, and the comparative/superlative of adjectives in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Grammar Explanation: Particle
It’s a junk drawer of particle traps, especially in using phrasal verbs. Another useful bit is on the nobiliary particle in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Antibacterial vs Antiseptic vs Disinfectant
Antibacterials are best in situations where sanitation is critical; antiseptics are used on the skin; and, disinfectants are used on hard surfaces in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.