These continually-updated lists explain the differences between commonly confused things.
Comment at the bottom of this page to suggest things you are too lazy to look up yourself. I would be glad to do that work for you.
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Newest differences
(updated October 4th, 2024)
dinner/supper, Iceland/Greenland, highway/freeway/++++ (Common Things)
typical/stereotypical (Grammar)
Virgin Mary/Mary Magdalene (People)
cherubim/seraphim (Religion)
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Examples: alligator/crocodile, insect/bug, turtle/tortoise
Examples: country/nation, concrete/cement, jail/prison
GRAMMAR
Examples: farther/further, infamous/notorious, your/you're
Examples: half/step siblings, LGBTQ+, psychopath/sociopath
Examples: Amish/Mennonites, Sunni/Shia, branches of Christianity
Examples: asteroid/meteor, metric/imperial, special/general relativity
SOURCES
Google, Mental Floss, Wikipedia, Kestrel Meters, Diffen, National Oceanic
& Atmospheric Administration, Encyclopedia
Brittanica, Family Search, Garden Design, National Snow&
Ice Data Center, Quora, PBS, Learn Religions, History, My Jewish Learning, BBC, Grammarist, The Atlantic, The Phrase Finder, Thought Co., Criminal Defense
Lawyer, Space.com, Clark Exterminating
Company, Arizona State
University, American Museum of
Natural History, Online Etymology
Dictionary, The Mayo Clinic, Understanding
Dwarfism, Sciencing, Grammarly, Vice.com, Library of Congress, Bon Appetit, North Carolina Sweet
Potatoes, National Center for
Biotechnological Information, National Health
Service (UK), Senate.gov, CNN.com, Spark Notes, MIT School of
Engineering, Worldstandards.eu, Oscars.org, Emmys.com, TonyAwards.com, Outright
International, Forces.net, GoodYearBlimp.com, Greenbelly Meals, American Museum of Natural History; Utah Geological Survey, www.gotquestions.org
Midget/dwarf
ReplyDeleteThat has been added and can be found under the PEOPLE section. Thanks for suggesting!
DeleteThank you. Your explanations are pithy, substantive, and not lacking in nuance for their relative brevity. You research and synthesize your various sources to create accessible definitions. Could you delineate the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? I've heard conflicting information about this, and find myself using them interchangeably. Thanks, and I've been enjoying your blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have worked hard and knowing it is appreciated is refreshing. I will include sweet potatoes/yams in the next update. Great suggestion.
DeleteInteresting update on the yams/sweet potatoes, and I now suspect my grocery store is mislabeling sweet potatoes as yams. I had no idea the history of this confusion is rooted in slavery. Such a sad element to this, but definitely enlightening. Thanks again!
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