Season’s Greetings to all far and near,
Have a Christmas that’s brim full of cheer.
For all your support
We give thanks, as we ought,
And our hopes for a Happy New Year.
Christmas 2020.
Jj is for Jottings 134. Word Confusions: Bought/Brought; In a Moment/Momentarily.
In this article I want to concentrate on word confusions: Bought/Brought; and In a Moment/Momentarily. I said in my first article on word confusions that I would write about other word confusions from time to time. (And I freely admitted that ton/tonne was a somewhat unusual choice for a first article. But I received a very complimentary comment on my blog from a transport company who appreciated the article. They said how vital it was in their line of business and that the distinction was underappreciated. I was similarly complimentary to an oblivious news reporter on television the other night when she pronounced “tonne” correctly. It makes a pleasant change from berating them about their errors.) Anyway – to the topics in hand… Continue reading