Formatting Tip: Percent, %
A formatting tip from KD Did It on when to use percent as a word or symbol and when to use the figure or spell out the number.
Category: Self-Editing
Linguistics: What’s in a Proper Name?
I had no idea proper names could be so involved, and I’m sure I haven’t begun to touch on them in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Bouillon versus Bullion
Decisions, decisions, do I want the money from selling the bullion or the warmth, sustenance, and flavor of the bouillon in this Word Confusion from KD Did It?
Linguistics: Holonyms and Meronyms
It’s semantics. It’s linguistics. It’s a hierarchical relationship with parts, meronyms, coming together to create a whole, a holonym, from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Demur versus Demure
I do demur at being demure in this Word Confusion from KD Did It…it isn’t any fun!
Word Confusion: Sensual vs Sensuous vs Sexual
It’s all about the senses with the sexual usually the physical act, the sensual bringing delight from food or sex, and the sensuous taking pleasure in what delights the senses in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Ridged versus Rigid
I suppose those ridged sections could be rigid with those lines, but one scuff of a shoe would undo the rigidity in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Inflammable versus Inflammatory
Consider using inflammatory text in your story for an inflammable reaction in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
Word Confusion: Imitate vs Intimidate vs Intimate
No one has to imitate another, even with our fears about body image that can intimidate one about wearing intimate clothing for another in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Rest versus Wrest
Wrest thyself from the rest of your proofreading tasks and take a rest in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.