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]

 

Grammar Bomb: BAZAAR vs BIZARRE

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Grammar Bomb38.001_Bazaar vs Bizarre

 

“The girl at the bazaar sold rare finds

and some bizarre antiquities from festivals.”

 

bazaar {noun} [THINK: fundraising sale of goods; market]
bizarre {adj} [THINK: very strange or unusual]

 

Grammar Bomb: FORTH vs FOURTH

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Grammar Bomb34.004_Forth vs Fourth

 

“He will give the note to the fourth

man in the wedding party;

that man will go forth and tell the others.”

 

forth {adv} [THINK: out from a starting point]
fourth {ordinal number} [THINK: number four in a sequence]

 

Grammar Bomb: FAIR vs FARE

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Grammar Bomb34.003_Fair vs Fare

 

“She paid the fare herself; she said it was only fair, since he paid for dinner.”

 

fair {adj, adv, noun, & verb} [THINK: legitimate; not outstanding in size; in accordance to rules]
fare {noun & verb} [THINK: money paid on public transportation]

 

Grammar Bomb: FOREWORD vs FORWARD

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Grammar Bomb34.002_Foreword vs Forward

 

“If you move forward, and take the next step,

I will ask her to write the foreword of your book.”

 

foreword {noun} [THINK: short piece of writing at beginning of literature]
forward {adv, adj, noun, & verb} [THINK: toward the front; facing the front]

 

Grammar Bomb: APPRAISE vs APPRISE vs APPRIZE

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Grammar Bomb34.001_Appraise vs Apprise vs Apprize

 

“The assessor will appraise the desk, and then we can apprise the owner of its worth; the owner will then apprize the value of the desk.”

 

appraise {verb} [THINK: assess the value or quality of]
apprise {verb} [THINK: inform or tell someone]
apprize {verb} [THINK: put a price upon]

 

Grammar Bomb: A WHILE vs AWHILE

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Grammar Bomb33.001_A while vs Awhile

 

“It has been a while since

I went to the country;

maybe this time we will go

and be able to stay awhile.”

 

a while {noun} [THINK: a period of time]
awhile {adv} [THINK: for a short time]

 

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]