A coroner, a forensic pathologist, and a medical examiner all investigate death, only the first doesn’t have to be a doctor, a forensic pathologist specializes in death, and a medical examiner can be any kind of doctor in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
A stone can be both gem and jewel, whereas a gem is, technically, an unpolished jewel and the jewel is cut and polished in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Frances is a feminine name while Francis is the masculine version in this gender-based Word Confusion from KD Did It.
For a good bellow, rest your hand on your upper abdomen, just below your ribs . . . in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
The beach is the land above the waterline while the coast is wherever the water meets the land. The shore is between the high- and low-tide water marks in this Word Confusion from KD Did It. Naturally, there are other options for all three.
This word confusion of effigy vs sculpture vs statue arose out of a professional discussion with a client as to the best word to describe an image. We went round and round until I decided I needed to clear up this word confusion for myself. While all three are considered statues which can be sculpted, molded, carved, or cast in both three dimensions or in relief, the difference is in: The ultimate use of an effigy is in memory of a dead person or to vilify someone A sculpture can be humongous or small. It may be of a person, an animal, or part of a person or animal or a representation of something more abstract. A statue usually represents a person, an animal, or part of a person or animal and can also be large or small (a statuette or figurine) Return to top Exploring Later . . . You may want to explore “Statue versus Statute“. Return to top 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. […]
A blanket is a single layer of fabric while a comforter is two layers stuffed with a filling and a quilt is two layers with a filling that is all stitched together in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Endurance is doing something at normal or low intensity while stamina is how long a person can do something at maximum effort in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Stuff and things are the same, EXCEPT that stuff can’t be counted and things CAN be counted in this Word Confusion from KD Did it.
An artist and an artiste are similar in that both are skilled in the arts or in an occupation, although the first also has a reprehensible “career” in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.