Word Confusion: Bard versus Barred
Barred from his computer by the blackout, this self-editing bard went to the bar in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Barred from his computer by the blackout, this self-editing bard went to the bar in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Revised as of 17 April 2021 You can read the full text of “The Travels of Marco Polo the Venetian here. I know, I know, you’re asking why you’d be interested. Who knows, it might be useful for future reference for a story, but my primary interest right now is that Polo is his surname and the Venetian is his cognomen. The real purpose behind this word confusion post, cognomen versus surname, is to satisfy my own curiosity. I am planning a sci-fi / time travel series in which the first book is set in Ancient Rome. And I have been confused with the Roman naming conventions. Now, I know that nomen is the family or last name, the surname of a Roman while a cognomen is of Roman origin that began as a nickname, which has, sometimes, evolved into a surname. 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 noir for you from […]
In actual fact, there is actually a difference between actual and actually in this Word Confusion from KD Did It for the self-editing writer.
With a group with stated ethics, there will be individuals with their own sense of morals in this Word Confusion from KD Did It for the self-editing writer.
The sheik may shake, but there’ll never be any sheiking in this Word Confusion from KD Did It for the self-editing writer.
Sail forth on the Firth of Forth on this sunny fourth day of the month in this Word Confusion from KD Did It for the self-editing writer.
Is a lessor the lesser evil? Or merely a necessity of life in this Word Confusion for the self-editing writer from KD Did It?
Censoring writers censure themselves the worst when it comes to their own writing…in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Maybe I’m a-mazed with this feast of maize laid out before me, as I wend my way through this maze of a Word Confusion for the self-editing writer from KD Did It.
Editing assistance comes in many guises from apps to posts to editing assistants like Hemingway, After the Deadline, or a professional editor (like me!) in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.