Tag: confusing words

Ett = One (1) & A; Etta = one-room flat Like en, ett is an interesting and perplexing word in Swedish language: interesting because it...

Troll, Trolls, Trolling Theology, Trolleology, Trolleyology You know, theology: study of religions, formal study of nature of God, study of the foundations of religious beliefs, and...

Hoard, Horde; Heard, Herd Some people are known to hoard gold. What do you hoard? If nothing, if you are in a small horde of liberate...

Learned, Learnt If learned and learnt are confusing, so is the case with leaned, leant; leaped, leapt… “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty...

Let, Lets, Let’s “There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.” -Graham Greene Lets and let’s can be...

Lose, Loss, Loose Is wearing loose clothes at bedtime better for the body? What are you afraid to lose in life? What is your unforgettable loss? Kathy &...

Moral, Amoral, Immoral “And when I still objected, I remember he said, ‘My dear Lady Ponsoby. There is nothing immoral about this. Art is never...

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” –Henry Ford Inside, human beings...

Passed, Past, Passed Away, Passed Out Points of arrival and departures at the rail- and bus-stations and airports have entry and exit points to pass...

Pore, Pour, Poor, Porous Countries that have friendly relations have porous borders. India and Nepal have porous borders but this is not the case with India...