A few stolen minutes out of your day to talk words and communication, because our daily lives are surrounded by the evolution and influence of words. Forget the grammar police. There is so much more to this conversation.
Oh, two little letters can make all the difference sometimes, can’t they? In this case, it’s the difference between ferocity and being all washed up. Well, kind of.
What is the difference between “vicious” and “viscous”?
A few stolen minutes out of your day to talk words and communication, because our daily lives are surrounded by the evolution and influence of words. Forget the grammar police. There is so much more to this conversation.
Psst… I have a secret for you. Okay, maybe it’s not a secret, but it sometimes feels like one. Want to make sure you have the luck of the Irish on your side? If so, learn the difference between “shamrock” vs. “four-leaf clover” please.
Put down the green beer and the “Kiss Me I’m pretending to be Irish” t-shirt. It’s time to delve into the details.More
A few stolen minutes out of your day to talk words and communication, because our daily lives are surrounded by the evolution and influence of words. Forget the grammar police. There is so much more to this conversation.
Some phrases come out of people’s mouths so often that we don’t even stop to question them anymore. The wording of “Sooner Rather Than Later” vs. “Sooner Than Later” is one such phrase, isn’t it?
One of them is the standard, and one of them is perhaps a bit lazy. Do you know the difference?
A few stolen minutes out of your day to talk words and communication, because our daily lives are surrounded by the evolution and influence of words. Forget the grammar police. There is so much more to this conversation.
So close yet oh so far away once again, eh, English language? I think you enjoy keeping us on our toes, but we’re ready for you. We know “unorganized” and “disorganized” are near-synonyms but not exact matches, but what’s the difference between these two words? And what do their different pre-fixes accomplish? What can history tell us?
Oh, yeah, let’s go there.
Will this conversation be messy? With these two adjectives, it’s entirely possible, but we’ll make it through.More
A few stolen minutes out of your day to talk words and communication, because our daily lives are surrounded by the evolution and influence of words. Forget the grammar police. There is so much more to this conversation.
We should perhaps be conscious of listening to our conscience. There’s mindfulness, integrity, and so much more as a part of this conversation, right?
What’s always fascinated me, though, is that a “conscience” is not necessarily the most science-focused of ideas. It’s not quite research-based, and the idea of “con-science” sounds a bit like “fake truth,” so that’s definitely not helpful either.
So many questions:
How can you tell “conscious” vs. “conscience” apart?
How is “conscience” related to “science”?
And how is “conscientious” related to these terms?