Word Confusion: Fascinated By, For, or With
It’s a fascination at the minute differences in all the ways one can be fascinated.
It’s a fascination at the minute differences in all the ways one can be fascinated.
It appears to be too easy for lazy authors to confuse a controlling character with a psychopath or sociopath in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Discover the difference between peak and peek…before I have a fit of pique and sic my Peke on you in this Word Confusion!
Count versus mass determines if one uses fewer or less. A quilt can be counted while bolts of fabric are more a mass of yards, the apples in a bag versus the trees full of apples, a cup of water versus an ocean of it…
Revised as of 28 May 2021 It’s a question of capitalization — and the number of Sirs I see capped in text drives me up the wall, scratching and clawing, snarling and biting. And, no, the capped Sir is not the only problem child. To be honest, it makes sense for the most part that most authors confuse some of them, but there are too many others that just make me want to tear my hair out!! So, a bit of background first. An Honorific is . . . First, an honorific is how people address one another. It’s the generic title, the title of a profession, of military rank, of inherited nobility or a ruler, a civil title, one of endearment, of a personal title. Adjective: (of an office or position) given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties. Denoting a form of address showing high status, politeness, or respect An honorific title for addressing women Noun: a title or word implying or expressing high status, politeness, or respect And my explanation still hasn’t helped, has it? Not to worry, the table below should take away the mystery. While there are always exceptions, a good […]
“That” and “which” are both word confusion and grammar issue. But only one is specific (essential) while the other is general (nonessential), respectively.
For when you “really” need to let people know the sarcasm of it all…through this Properly Punctuated tip from KD Did It.
English is rich in its synonyms and allows for a wealth of choices in finding the exact right word for the writer.
If I can’t destain my clothes, whaddya think my chances are of having the government distrain them? For, lo, I would not distain nor disdain not having to deal with dem stains!
A frequently confused pair of words is “as” and “like”. ‘Cause, it’s like this, ya know, an as and when kinda sitchyation any writer should read on about.