Word Confusion: Minister versus Minster
A minister and a minster is but one “i” away from the difference between a religious representative and a church, er, cathedral, in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
A minister and a minster is but one “i” away from the difference between a religious representative and a church, er, cathedral, in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Depending upon your interests, you’ll know a gaffer as an old man at a pub or the electrician in charge of a production set. It’s the difference between a gaff (a hook, a swindle, etc.) and a gaffe, which is a social blunder, where most become confused in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Percussion is usually perceived as relating to instruments — and you could consider this percussion pistol another type of instrument while repercussion is likely to result if you use that pistol in this Word Confusion.
Sometimes, a suitor does travel and he may well need to carry a suiter for that tuxedo, ahem, that I’m sure his future fiancée is hoping he’ll wear for their celebratory dinner in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
A hermit is solitary — hey, even a hermit cookie ’cause you can only eat one at a time! — while a monk is in a community in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
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.
Block quotes are treated differently in style guides, including APA Style, Chicago Manual of Style, and MLA. If you’re formatting your own book or doing a paper, you’ll want to know in this Formatting Tip from KD Did It.