Word Confusion: Manatee versus Matinee
A manatee may be part of a matinee show in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
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Word Confusion: Abyss versus Bliss
We all experience, at some time, the abyss of despair to the heights of joyful bliss in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
Word Confusion: Platonic versus Plutonic
A platonic friendship is affectionate but not romantic and certainly not sexual. Plutonic, on the other hand is all about underground, from a type of igneous rock to Pluto in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Ambidexterity versus Multitasking
In general, someone with ambidexterity can use either hand to perform a task. It would come in handy if one were multitasking in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
Word Confusion: Gesture versus Jester
A jester is a person who moves a part of their body to make a gesture in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Courtesy versus Curtsey
Dropping a curtsey is considered a courtesy in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Deprecate versus Depreciate
To deprecate is to disapprove or belittle while to depreciate is to lose value in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Circumcision vs Circumspect vs Circumstance
If I were having a circumcision, I would feel somewhat circumspect about the circumstance in this Word Confusion.
Word Confusion: Indelible vs Inedible vs Ineligible
If you can’t eat it, it’s inedible. If you aren’t qualified or unsuitable or not up to par, you’re ineligible in this Word Confusion from KD Did It. And I hope this makes an indelible impression on you, lol.
Word Confusion: Hypotenuse versus Hypothesis
Home ➢ Author Resources ➢ Word Confusion ➢ Hypotenuse versus Hypothesis “That’s my hypotenuse.” That sentence, uttered by a character on a TV show, reminded me how useful it can be in establishing a character’s education level as well as how highly they think of themselves. Lord knows it was not the correct choice. This word confusion hypotenuse vs hypothesis certainly forced me to think about the spelling, lol. A hypotenuse is one thing: The longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle. That’s it. A hypothesis is an educated guess or prediction about the relationship between two variables, an idea to be tested, not proven. It must be a testable statement, something that you can support or falsify with observable evidence. Return to top Word Confusions . . . . . . started as my way of dealing with a professional frustration with properly spelled words that were out of context in manuscripts I was editing as well as books I was reviewing. It evolved into a sharing of information with y’all. I’m hoping you’ll share with us words that have been a bête noire for you from either end. If you found this post on “Hypotenuse […]