Friday, November 30, 2012
Paste vs. Paced
This again is an issue of spelling as defining meaning. Both words are pronounced identically, but their meaning is quite different. The importance in spelling them correctly is in conveying the correct intended meaning.
Paste (n) is material of a thick consistency, like glue or farina, baby food, mud or grits.
Paced (adj) means anything whose speed is measured, such as a paced gait, or jogging at regular, measured pace.
Paste (n) is material of a thick consistency, like glue or farina, baby food, mud or grits.
Paced (adj) means anything whose speed is measured, such as a paced gait, or jogging at regular, measured pace.
Disbursement vs. Dispersement
Both are nouns, but both mean totally different things:
Disbursement (n) means to payment of monies, mostly.
Dispersement (n) is a derivative of disperse, to disseminate, distribute widely, scatter.
Disbursement (n) means to payment of monies, mostly.
Dispersement (n) is a derivative of disperse, to disseminate, distribute widely, scatter.
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