Word Confusion: Plait versus Pleat
Although pleat evolved from plait, today’s distinction is that plait is a braid while pleat is a textile folded back upon itself in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Although pleat evolved from plait, today’s distinction is that plait is a braid while pleat is a textile folded back upon itself in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Metonomy is a literary device, encompassing word play and figures of speech to quickly and colorfully convey an image. This device uses an association between two concepts, substituting one term for another. For example, the bench may refer to the high desk behind which a judge sits while the press is commonly understood to mean journalists. If someone mentioned parliament, it would be understood to refer to the British government. Return to top Exploring Later . . . You may also want to explore the following entries in the post on “Figures of Speech”: metonymy, metaphor, metalepsis, polysemy, synecdoche, and toponymy. Return to top Linguistics and Word Confusions sometimes . . . . . . involve the same words as it does here in this post on “Metonymy”. Whereas a Word Confusion is a pair (or more) of words that are confused spelling-wise with each other, Linguistics may jump in because of the confusion involved in how the words are used within the structural rules and principles of English. As I discover more examples, also-known-ases, and additions, I’ll update this post. If you have a suggestion, I would appreciate you contacting me. If you found this post on “Metonymy” interesting, […]
In general, an evacuation involves moving a lot of people while an extraction involves a group going in to get a few people in this Word Confusion.
Arose, arouse, and rouse can all wake up. And arose just keeps on getting up in so many ways. Arouse and rouse can both get you excited and emotional, but only rouse parties, drinks, and hauls vigorously in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
As adverbs, forward and forwards are interchangeable in this Word Confusion. The distinctions come when using the first as an adjective and verb and both are their own nouns.
A rivulet, a runnel, and a sike are all small streams, streamlets. However, a sike is a regional term in Scotland and Northern England in this Word Confusion.
Feeling overwhelmed by all that font terminology? Take a quick look in at the terms used about fonts and typefaces in this Book Layout and Formatting post from KD Did It.
“You will comply with my demand that you compile these reports” she said in a demanding tone in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.a
A word confusion post from KD Did It that will bury you in a tomb that could be below ground in a crypt or above ground in a mausoleum.
As a preposition, use toward or towards. But if you want an adjective or adverb, use toward in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.