AISLE/I'LL/ISLE
Surprisingly these words are often mixed up or misused.
Define the words "aisle", "I'll" and "isle" and use them in sentences.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "salacious".
Define "salacious" and use it in a sentence.
CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS
All corrections and explanations for this week's entries will be posted some time Sunday morning.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Thursday, October 4, 2007
COMMON MISTAKES
MISCHIEVIOUS/MISCHIEVOUS
Which is incorrect, "mischievious" or "mischievous"?
REGARDLESS/IRREGARDLESS
Which is incorrect, "regardless" or "irregardless"?
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "profligacy".
Define "profligacy" and use it in a sentence.
Which is incorrect, "mischievious" or "mischievous"?
REGARDLESS/IRREGARDLESS
Which is incorrect, "regardless" or "irregardless"?
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "profligacy".
Define "profligacy" and use it in a sentence.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
MORE HOMOPHONE FUN
STRAIGHT/STRAIT
What is the difference between "straight" and "strait" ?
TODAY'S WORDS
SPECIAL
(I bet you are surprised with the spelling of the first word below.)
The words for today are "misogyny" and "misogamy".
Define "misogyny" and "misogamy".
Use them in sentences.
What is the difference between "straight" and "strait" ?
TODAY'S WORDS
SPECIAL
(I bet you are surprised with the spelling of the first word below.)
The words for today are "misogyny" and "misogamy".
Define "misogyny" and "misogamy".
Use them in sentences.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
FOLLOW UP
INSIGHT/INCITE
This is a natural follow up to yesterday's entry.
Define and explain the differences in "insight" and "incite".
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "profligacy".
Define "profligacy" and use it in a sentence.
What other forms of the word come to mind?
This is a natural follow up to yesterday's entry.
Define and explain the differences in "insight" and "incite".
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "profligacy".
Define "profligacy" and use it in a sentence.
What other forms of the word come to mind?
Monday, October 1, 2007
EASY START TO THE WEEK
CITE/SITE/SIGHT
They are all pronounced the same. What do these words mean?
Use the words some time today without sounding pretentious.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "scintilla".
Define "scintilla" and use it in your speech today.
They are all pronounced the same. What do these words mean?
Use the words some time today without sounding pretentious.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "scintilla".
Define "scintilla" and use it in your speech today.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS - September 30, 2007
Monday
HANGED/HUNG
“Hanged”, exclusively, means executed by hanging with a noose or some other device.
“Hung”, the past participle of hang, is used for all other forms of suspension including the ribald interpretation. Therefore, the stockings can remain for Christmas.
Tuesday
AMORAL/IMMORAL
“Amoral” means neither with nor without moral or ethical quality. In psychology, it has come to mean without the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
“Immoral” describes one who makes no attempt to curb self-indulgence or one who chooses to do evil over doing good.
Wednesday
DISINTERESTED/UNINTERESTED
“Disinterested” means objective or neutral.
“Uninterested” means bored or unconcerned.
Thursday
EMIGRATE/IMMIGRATE
“Emigrate” means to leave one’s country or region. It comes from the Latin form “E” or “ex” meaning “out of”.
“Immigrate” means to come into a new habitat, place or country. It comes from the Latin formof “im” meaning “in”.
Friday
ENVY/JEALOUSY
“Envy” means being spiteful over the possessions of another and wanting to have those possessions or attainments for oneself.
“Jealousy” means wanting to hold onto what one has or a suspicion of a rival.
WORDS OF THE DAY
“Pandemic" (adj.) means prevalent over an entire country or continent, such as a disease.
“Esoteric" (adj.) means profound or understood by, or limited to, a select few.
“Desultory" (adj.) means disconnected, unmethodical or fitful.
“Vapid" (adj.) means without animation or spirit, insipid or flat, tedious or uninteresting.
“Sepulchral" (adj.) means pertaining to or serving as a tomb, funereal or dismal.
The root of “sepulchral” is the Latin “sepulcrum” (Tomb).
EXPRESSIONS I HATE (a continuum)
"Oh, my god!"
This expression is used so often, by so many, for so little reason, it has become completely vapid. Its use is so far removed from its meaning it has become completely meaningless.
We need something new.
HANGED/HUNG
“Hanged”, exclusively, means executed by hanging with a noose or some other device.
“Hung”, the past participle of hang, is used for all other forms of suspension including the ribald interpretation. Therefore, the stockings can remain for Christmas.
Tuesday
AMORAL/IMMORAL
“Amoral” means neither with nor without moral or ethical quality. In psychology, it has come to mean without the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
“Immoral” describes one who makes no attempt to curb self-indulgence or one who chooses to do evil over doing good.
Wednesday
DISINTERESTED/UNINTERESTED
“Disinterested” means objective or neutral.
“Uninterested” means bored or unconcerned.
Thursday
EMIGRATE/IMMIGRATE
“Emigrate” means to leave one’s country or region. It comes from the Latin form “E” or “ex” meaning “out of”.
“Immigrate” means to come into a new habitat, place or country. It comes from the Latin formof “im” meaning “in”.
Friday
ENVY/JEALOUSY
“Envy” means being spiteful over the possessions of another and wanting to have those possessions or attainments for oneself.
“Jealousy” means wanting to hold onto what one has or a suspicion of a rival.
WORDS OF THE DAY
“Pandemic" (adj.) means prevalent over an entire country or continent, such as a disease.
“Esoteric" (adj.) means profound or understood by, or limited to, a select few.
“Desultory" (adj.) means disconnected, unmethodical or fitful.
“Vapid" (adj.) means without animation or spirit, insipid or flat, tedious or uninteresting.
“Sepulchral" (adj.) means pertaining to or serving as a tomb, funereal or dismal.
The root of “sepulchral” is the Latin “sepulcrum” (Tomb).
EXPRESSIONS I HATE (a continuum)
"Oh, my god!"
This expression is used so often, by so many, for so little reason, it has become completely vapid. Its use is so far removed from its meaning it has become completely meaningless.
We need something new.
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