Word Confusion: Crypt vs Mausoleum vs Tomb
A word confusion post from KD Did It that will bury you in a tomb that could be below ground in a crypt or above ground in a mausoleum.
Category: Writing
Word Confusion: Toward versus Towards
As a preposition, use toward or towards. But if you want an adjective or adverb, use toward in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Channel vs Dyke vs Rill
All three are bodies of water but only the channel is completely natural. A dyke is always man-made while a rill can go either way in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
Linguistics: Cognitive Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics is the combination of one’s culture and its grammar in this Linguistics post from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Arroyo vs Coulee vs Wadi vs Wash
Any arroyo, coulee, wadi, or wash can be devastating when it’s raining in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Ocean versus Sea
Geographically, the ocean and the sea are different until it comes to the more common uses in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Canal vs Impoundment vs Moat vs Reservoir
It’s all about the artificial containment of water from a canal giving access from one body of water to another to a moat providing a surround of protection to an impoundment that creates a reservoir in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Predominant versus Predominate
The need to write is predominant in writers, predominating their very lives in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Backward versus Backwards
The American backward is both adjective and adverb while the British backwards is an adverb in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Tic versus Tick
A tic is a movement or behavior while a tick can range from that nasty, biting insect to a mattress to a clock to ticking things off in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.