Author: LC
hendiatris
If you search for ‘hendiatris’ on the Internet, you will find it easily, but if you search for it in a traditional dictionary, you probably won’t. It is possible that ‘hendiatris’ is a sort of back-formation from ‘hendiadys’, though it substitutes an affix rather than deleting one.
forward, foreword
hendiadys
conscious, conscience
Today’s muddle consists of an adjective and a verb. Those parts of speech do different things; they are not interchangeable.
plumb, plum
As always, my explanations for Monday Muddle do not include every possible definition—only the ones that I frequently see being mixed up. Today’s post includes nothing about pipefitting.
eponym
advice, advise
I’ve advised you about this muddle before, but since I’ve seen it several times in the last few days, I thought I would share this advice again.
palindrome
Since I mentioned palindromes in my post last week, I thought they should be the subject of my post this week. Share your favourites in the comments.
bowl, bowel
I’ve heard many people say that spelling doesn’t matter—after all you knew what I meant, right? But even if your readers know what you mean, they will still judge you based on your words. Some misspellings are more unfortunate than others; such is the case with today’s muddle. It’s always better to get it right than to make the wrong impression.