Discussed / Disgust and more

“Discussed” is the past tense of the verb “discuss.” Don’t substitute for it the noun “disgust” in such sentences as “The couple’s wedding plans were thoroughly discussed.” If you need writing or...

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Tic refers to (1) a habitual spasmodic muscle movement, and (2) a recurrent trait or quirk. The word is only a noun. Tick is both a noun and a verb. Its definitions include (1) a clicking sound, (2)...

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soar or sore? Do not confuse the spelling of soar and sore, which sound similar. Soar is chiefly used as a verb, meaning “increase rapidly” or “fly or rise high in the air”: The plane soared into the...

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In casual speech we often say things like, “The shirt he gave me was the exact same kind I’d thrown away the week before”; but in formal English the phrase is “exactly the same,” as in, “The shirt he...

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Crevices are small, usually narrow cracks or gaps in a surface. Think of the word as a synonym of split, crack, rent, and cranny. A crevasse is a large fissure, especially in a glacier. The word’s...

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