Word Confusion: Cher, Chéri vs Chère, Cherie
A Word Confusion post for self-editing writers using terms of endearment, especially the cher, chère, chéri, and chérie in Louisiana.
Category: Self-Editing
Word Confusion: Epigram vs Epigraph vs Epitaph vs Epithet
Epigrams and epigraphs are both inscribed but for different purposes while epithets can be a plus or a minus. As for those epitaphs, they’re usually epigrams in this Word Confusion.
Word Confusion: Prophecy versus Prophesy
I prophesy you’ll need to come back to this one, a prophecy you can count on in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Who versus Whom
Whom shall I say is writing this book about who? Or do I mean, who shall I say is writing this book about whom in this Word Confusion from KD Did It?
Properly Punctuated: Apostrophe, ‘
The trick with apostrophes is to always remember that it either possesses or replaces a character. It is almost NEVER used to pluralize in this Properly Punctuated tip from KD Did It.
Grammar: Dialect
Dialect brings your characters to life through their speech, giving them an accent through the words you choose for them and how their sentences are structured in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Whinny versus Whiny
A whinny of joy versus the grating sound of a whiny idiot. It’s no contest in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Weather vs Wether vs Whether
Wethers don’t much care whether the weather is dry or wet in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Verses vs Versus vs Vs.
Winning requires one to be versus another with supporters chanting their verses during the game, so it comes down to verse vs versus in this Word Confusion.
Properly Punctuated: Slash, /
The slash performs many other functions besides separator and shorthand in this Properly Punctuated tip from KD Did It.