NEAT WORD DISTINCTIONS

by Michael Lyons on Friday, February 17, 2012

DOUBT THAT/DOUBT WHETHER/DOUBT IF

Here is a neat challenge.
Explain the difference in meaning and use among the three possibilities of “doubt that”, “doubt whether” and “doubt if”.
Part of your explanation should consider when not to use any of the possibilities.
Create sentences for  “doubt that”, “doubt whether” and “doubt if” that correctly use each term.

TODAY’S WORD

The word for today is “exorbitant”.
What part of speech is “exorbitant”?
Define “exorbitant” and use it in a sentence that shows its meaning.

CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS

Corrections and explanations for all of this week’s entries will be posted Sunday.

FAMILY DAY

Monday is Family Day in Ontario, so there will be no blog post that day.

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