-ity – a state of fairness, equality.
-ody – a humorously exaggerated imitation.
A visual exploration of words that look the same, sound the same, or are otherwise easily confused. Updated weakly through 2016, now only occasionally. The book version "Homophones Visualized" is available wherever books are sold. Thanks for checking in!
Showing posts with label scale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scale. Show all posts
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Monday, August 26, 2019
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Wade & Weighed
I'll be surprised if I Wade through my emails tomorrow and no one has Weighed in on the fact that I've basically used the same drawing of the scale for two weeks in a row... :)
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Way, Weigh, Whey
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Carat, Caret, Carrot, Karat
Carat – a measure of weight used mainly for gemstones, equal to 200 mg.
Caret – a typographic mark shaped like an inverted V.
Carrot – a plant of the parsley family, or its edible root.
Karat – a measure of the percentage of gold in an alloy, equal to 4.1667%. (Though it is worth noting that outside the US, this spelling is not used. Instead, this AND the gemstone usage are both spelled "carat.")
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