Grammar Bomb: BRIDAL vs BRIDLE

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Grammar Bomb40.001_Bridal vs Bridle

“The bridal party waited on the lawn

as the bride straightened the horse’s bridal.”

 

bridal {adj} [THINK: of or concerning a bride or wedding]
bridle {noun & verb} [THINK: headgear used to control a horse]

 

Grammar Bomb: ASCETIC vs AESTHETIC

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Grammar Bomb38.002_Ascetic vs Aesthetic

 

“Her ascetic lifestyle did not

allow for any down time; the aesthetic

pleasures of relaxing and reading were beyond her.”

 

ascetic {adj & noun} [THINK: practice of severe self-discipline]
aesthetic {adj & noun} [THINK: concerned with beauty]