Monday Muddle: circumstances, circumcisions

This is another awkward and embarrassing muddle created by autocorrect. Please proofread before putting a sign in your shop window. circumstances: (noun, plural) situation; conditions; factors affecting a situation or event  circumcisions: (noun, plural) surgeries performed on genitalia

Monday Muddle: duck, duct

duck: (noun) a type of waterbird; meat from that waterbird; a heavy cotton or linen fabric used to make sails and duck tape, now called duct tape unless referring specifically to the brand Duck Tape ®  duct: (noun) an enclosed channel that allows the passage of a substanceFor example: heating …

Monday Muddle: cloth, cloths, clothe, clothes

cloth: (noun) fabric; material made by joining fibres  cloths: (noun, plural) small pieces of cloth, often used for washing clothe: (verb) to put garments on; to dress  clothes: (noun, plural) garments; items you wear, usually made of cloth; (verb) the third person singular form of the verb to clothe