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Word Confusion: Gage versus Gauge
by Kathy Davie Yet another word I thought I knew…sigh… Of course, in my defense, I’ve only ever seen gage used in medieval histories when a knight would thrown down his gage as an insult to another, demanding the person … Continue reading
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Word Confusion: Fewer versus Less
by Kathy Davie Image courtesy of the Language Log It’s a question of count versus mass. If you can count how many—vacuum cleaners, apples, werewolves, quilts, etc.—it’s a countable noun. Looking at bolts of fabric at a fabric store, at … Continue reading
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Word Confusion: Farther versus Further
by Kathy Davie You’ll go farther on your trip if you think further ahead and pack the basics. And, I’ll confess that neither farther nor further crops up often enough for me to keep the difference in my head; I’m … Continue reading
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Word Confusion: Fair versus Fare
by Kathy Davie O fair maiden! How fare thee this day? is a nice way of telling a female she’s lookin’ good and asking how she’s doing today. Now what if I turned this around with O fare, maiden! How … Continue reading
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Word Confusion: Every Day versus Everyday
Image courtesy of John Muldoon’s Write Every Day As a writer, do you imagine yourselfwriting every day orbeing an everyday writer? I know…big deal, right? But consider the following: He went every day to work interpreted as He went to … Continue reading
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Word Confusion: Assure vs Ensure vs Insure
Image courtesy of Grammatical Art This is a typographic print you can buy on Etsy. And no, it’s nothing to do with me. It was just perfect for this blog post. Well, assure may be a verb, but you’ll notice … Continue reading
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Word Confusion: Envelop versus Envelope
One teeny letter can make such a difference. It almost seems unfair. What’s worse is both words indicate an enfolding, a wrapping of something with something (or someone) else. The first can lead to a restraining order while ya just … Continue reading
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A Hodgepodge of Useful Bits & Pieces for May 2013
I’m trying a minor change in the layout. The Contents of This Post (TOC) is intended to provide a quick look at what’s in this newsletter, with an even quicker way to get to it! However, it can get distressingly … Continue reading
Web Code: Create a “Twitter Share” Link
Ya ever wonder how other people get that link that suggests you “share this on Twitter”? It’s just a bit of HTML code. Simple. Easy. And WordPress.com compatible! There is a legend at the bottom of this post that explains … Continue reading
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Word Confusion: Eminent vs. Immanent vs. Imminent
The confusion is most common between eminent and imminent; I’m throwing immanent in simply because it is so close to imminent. Different images leap to mind when I encounter each of these words: eminent is a large EM swollen and … Continue reading
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