Word Confusion: Installation versus Instillation
The instillation of any behavior is through a slow process so it becomes ingrained, an installation so to speak, in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
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Word Confusion: Gild vs Gilt vs Guilt
At its most basic, gild and gilt cover items in gold while guilt is a feeling of having done wrong in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Jewel versus Joule
A joule is energy while a jewel took energy in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Accident versus Mishap
It’s an accident if there are negative consequences, but a mishap if it was merely an unlucky Word Confusion.
Word Confusion: Crumby vs Crumbly vs Crummy
This could get crummy if that crumby table doesn’t get cleared for those crumblies who want to sit down in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Allude versus Refer
It’s a subtle distinction. “Allude” dances around the topic while “refer” is direct and to the point in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Orientated vs Oriented vs Orienteered
It’s a chance to get orienteered on that mix-up with orientate and orient: one’s British and the other is American and mean the same thing in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Warrior versus Worrier
A warrior battles for their concerns while a worrier whines about their concerns in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: While versus Whilst
This one’s easy, as both while and whilst meant the same thing, but you want to reserve whilst for historicals or novels using International English in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Literal versus Literally
It is the literal truth in this Word Confusion from KD Did It, that many writers wrongly use literally.