Judy Vorfeld PEACEABLE to avoid strife … promote calm. PEACEFUL means serene, tranquil. Example: the entire facility was designed to provide tenants with peaceful surroundings. It sat in the middle of rolling hills, far away from the hustle and bustle of the nearest town. Both words are adjectives, so […]
Judy Vorfeld In American English, we end a quotation with punctuation INSIDE the quotation marks. “Like this.” And we use double quotation marks. And if you use quotation marks in the middle of a sentence around a word or phrase, always use double quotation marks. In British English, quotation marks are […]
Judy Vorfeld SEASONAL means dependent on/related to a season. Happening, needed, normal for a particular time of the year. This could be a season of the year, or seasonal employment, a sports season (football, basketball, etc.), or seasonal affective disorder. The list goes on. SEASONABLE means usual for or appropriate to a particular […]
These two words are often used by authors, and if you’re wondering about the differences, here’s the short version: PRONE: recumbent/lying face-down, fr/Latin pro-nus, leaning forward (think therapeutic massage) SUPINE: recumbent/lying on one’s back (think “supine/spine”)
