Word Confusion: Jackass versus Wiseass
A jackass is both animal and foolish person while a wiseass is only a person who happens to be a smart aleck in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Category: Writing
Word Confusion: Facetious versus Fastidious
Writers will want to remember that the fastidious are picky while the facetious are usually inappropriately funny in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Dominant versus Dominate
Many of us want to be dominant in a dominating marketplace in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Poison versus Toxin
Poisons and toxins both kill. The difference is that poison is produced while toxins are organic in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Exsanguinate versus Exterminate
If you exsanguinate, you’ll bleed out. If you exterminate, you’ll destroy, hopefully, a bunch of bugs, in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Salon versus Saloon
Many of us regularly go to a salon — during the day while a saloon is generally patronized in the evenings in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Newsletter versus Newspaper
A newsletter is more infrequent and targets a specific audience while a newspaper is daily or weekly with a more general audience in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Position versus Possession
One gets into a position or takes a position on something while one could take possession of something in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: If versus Whether
If is a possibility, an if-then, while whether is more formal and a yes-or-no in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Conservation versus Conversation
Few people practice a conservation of conversation per this Word Confusion from KD Did It.