Michael's English Usage

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FUN WITH WORD MEANINGS

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 By Michael Lyons Leave a Comment

EMERGENT/EMERGENCY

Here are words that would appear to mean the same thing but do not.
Define “emergent”.
Define “emergent”.
What part of speech is each word?
Create sentences that show the meanings of “emergent” and “emergent”.

TODAY’S WORD

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

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