WORDS OFTEN CONFUSE
divers
diverse |
Divers means "several": You can take that statement in divers
ways.
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doughty
dowdy |
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Dowdy means "a bit shabby, old-fashioned": Maude Lynn
Dresser loves that dowdy old dress her mother gave her.
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deduction
induction |
Deduction is the explanation of particular facts from a general principle.
Since all robins have red breasts and that bird has a red breast, it must be
a robin.
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Induction is drawing a general principle from a particular set of facts: I've
seen several robins and they all have red breasts, so robins must have red
breasts.
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descendant
devise |
A descendant is a noun
referring to a person who descends from a particular ancestor, as a
descendant of Robert E. Lee.
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Descendant is an adjective meaning "descended" or
"descending", as a species descendant from the ancestors of chimpanzees.
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desert
dessert |
Desert means "to abandon" (and can also be a noun, meaning
"a wasteland"): Cooley deserted his family when they all got
tattoos and lip piercings.
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Dessert is the sweet course of a meal: The whole family wanted to have
cake for dessert (but see just deserts).
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different from
different than |
Different
from is the
standard usage when comparing two things: Suzie's sweater is different from
Mary's. Don't say, "Different than something else."
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disassemble
dissemble |
Disassemble means to take apart.
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discreet
discrete |
Discreet means "modest and prudent": Please be discreet about
the surprise party, we don't want her to find out.
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Discrete means "separate and distinct": Even though they were married, they kept their money in two discrete accounts.
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disinterested
uninterested |
Disinterested is an adjective that means "unbiased or impartial":
Since she had nothing at stake, she was a disinterested party in the matter.
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