Will a toddler bawl or ball if he doesn’t get his way? Is a person with no hair bawled or bald? Does a dog bay or bey? Would you shop at a bazaar or bizarre? bate, bait Bate means to diminish or abate. It also has to do with falconry, and means to beat the wings…
What is waiting for us after we die? Erica Flynn is about to find out. She meets an early death right after a fight with her husband. If there is ever an appropriate time to die, right after you have a fight with your spouse is definitely not it. Anyway, Erica finds the afterlife is…
Does your dog like to bark or barque? Is the deserted land baron or barren? Do they add basal or basil to Italian seasoning? There is a ham cooking. Will you baste it or will you based it? Does your dog like to bask or basque in the sun? bark, barque A bark is either the outer…
If you are having a bad day, if you hate your job, or even if you are just in a bad mood, you need to read this book. This book is fun to read, and I don’t see how anyone could read it without laughing at least once. I lost count of how many times…
William Straw, a reporter and embittered Vietnam vet, is searching for Michael Fevers. He is about to take a journey deep into the Amazon Basin he will never forget. You won’t forget it either. Who is Michael Fevers? He is an American kid, thought to be trying to save the Indios and reputed to be…
When you draw in air, do you breath or breathe? If someone tells you what a great job you did, is this person paying you a complement or a compliment? Does lightning or lightening occur during a thunderstorm? When you are at that place, are you their, there, or they’re? affect, effect Affect is a…
Slavery and sex trafficking still occur today. In parts of the world, when a female is kidnapped, most of the time she is sold to serve others through slavery or prostitution. The horrifying things these girls and women are forced to endure should never be experienced by anyone. Allison Wagner, an American journalist, travels to…
Secrets. Every family, whether rich or poor, has them. What happens when these secrets are no longer hidden? What would it have been like to be the daughter of a famous painter? Fourteen-year-old Cornelia has a famous father, Rembrandt van Rijn. He was once greatly admired and his paintings sought after. Now he is tottering…
Are you restrained by bands or by banns? Do you eat at a banquet or a banquette? Is a poet called a bard or a barred? Does a bare or a bear live in the woods? bands, banns, bans Bands are materials used to restrain or confine. The bands around their wrists were not easily broken.…
From abbe to ayes, there are a lot of confusing words that begin with “A.” Below are links to each of my articles that explain the differences between these words. Confusing Words from Abbe to Access – Would a nun live in an abbe or an abbey? Is the mother superior an abbess or an abyss? When…
