CONFUSING WORDS 7 02/21/2010
Be sure to consult a dictionary as some of the words below have other meanings not described here. 1. meat, meet: Meat is a noun meaning “the eatable flesh of mammals”; “an edible, fleshy, inner portion”. Meet is a verb that means “to come upon”; “to be present at the arrival of or to encounter”. Johnson avoided meeting with the professor for fear of being called a slouch. Most, if not all, vegetarians avoid meat in their diets. 2. metal, meddle, medal, mettle: Metal is a noun meaning “any category of elements that are usually lustrous, ductile and malleable”. Meddle is an intransitive verb which means “to interfere in the affairs of other people”; “to intrude”. Medal is a noun meaning “a flat piece of metal often given as an award, or used as an object of admiration or memorial”. Mettle is a noun meaning “inherent quality of character”; “courage and endurance”. Laziness is a habit of those with little mettle. That particular metal is bronze, and not copper. You deserve a medal for all your meddling activities. 3. miner, minor: Miner is a noun meaning “one whose business it is to extract mineral resources from the earth”. Minor is an adjective meaning “lesser in importance, or rank”; “not yet a legal adult”. Is it fair to prosecute minors as adults when it comes to cases of homicide? Not having their demands met, the miners finally decided to go on a strike against their bosses. For the remaining words, click here... FTP Consultancy ![]() This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. Please provide a link back to the FTP Blog or website from wherever you choose to use this essay.
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