Staid – adjective referencing a person Stayed – past tense of the verb, stay
Category: Glossary – Grammar
ACS SOP of acceptable terms
Principal or Principle?
Principal – someone of the highest rank Principle – law or doctrine
Block and Bloc
Bloc – group of people or nations or voters, etc. Block – for everything else
Beyond the Pale or Beyond the Pail?
Beyond the pale.
Borders and Boarders
Borders – boundaries Boarders – everything else
Breach and Breech
Breach – breakage Breach – to charge or reference britches
Borne or Born
Born – to be birthed or carried Borne – a small stream
Break and Brake
Break – to harm something Brake – to slow or stop something
Breath and Breathe
Breath – noun Breathe – verb
Britain and Briton
Britain – place Briton – person