Grammar Bomb: CANNON vs CANON

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Grammar Bomb32.001_Cannon vs Canon

 

“The rules of drama club are based

loosely on Shakespeare canon.

The battlefield was littered

with cannons and other artillery.”

 

cannon {noun & verb} [THINK: heavy piece of artillery]
canon {noun} [THINK: general law, rule, principle, or criterion]

 

Grammar Bomb: CLIMACTIC vs CLIMATIC

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Grammar Bomb31.001_Climactic vs Climatic

 

“The winter climactic event occurred

when climatic conditions changed

from tropical storms to hurricanes.”

 

climactic {adj} [THINK: exciting or thrilling and acting as a climax]
climatic {adj} [THINK: relating to climate]

 

Grammar Bomb: CORPS vs CORE vs CORPSE

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Grammar Bomb30.001_corps vs core vs corpse

When I joined the corps,

I felt like I was part of the core solution,

able to move mountains;

I didn’t expect to face the volume of enemy corpses.

 

corps {noun} [THINK: main subdivision of an armed force]
core {noun} [THINK: central or most important part of something]
corpse {noun} [THINK: a dead body]

 

Grammar Bomb: CITE vs SITE vs SIGHT

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Grammar Bomb27.003_Cite vs Site vs Sight

“He visited the construction site

and found the dangers were out of the line of sight;

he would cite all his findings in his report.”

 

cite {verb & noun} [THINK: quote or mention]
site {verb & noun} [THINK: a place where an event is occurring; website]
sight {noun} [THINK: power of seeing]