Confusing Words Clarified: Group F; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, etc. +(lists of "F" sections that are organized into what for some people are confusing groups of words)
Contraction Reaction
I hope I do not live to see The death of the apostrophe. For readers all will suffer fits In disentangling its from it’s, And they may also rave and rant, Unable to tell cant from can’t; Not to mention how they feel When they mix up well and we’ll. If you have any problems understanding the pronunciation symbols, go to this Pronunciation Chart for clarifications.frenetic, phrenetic
frenetic (fruh NET ik)
Filled with excitement, activity, or confusion; wild or frantic: "The celebration after the wedding was very loud and frenetic."
phrenetic (fruh NET ik)
A mental disorder, someone who is phrenetic or a madman: "He was admitted into the institution because of indications of being phrenetic."
frequent, recurring
frequent (FREE kwuhnt)
Happening often: "The bus makes frequent stops on the way to the train station."
recurring (ri KUR ing)
Happening, appearing, or occurring over and over again: "The woman suffers from the same recurring nightmare; night after night."
friar, fryer
friar (FRIGH uhr)
A member of a men's Roman Catholic group who is poor and studies or teachers about Christianity: "She met the friar on his way to the church."
fryer (FRIGH uhr)
1. A deep pan for frying foods: "Please give me the fryer so I can get the bacon ready for breakfast."
2. A young chicken that is suitable for frying: "We got this fryer at the local butcher's shop." An egg in a monastery was quoted as saying, "My destiny is to go out of the fryer and into the friar." fuddle, muddle
fuddle (FUD'l)
1. A prolonged drinking spell; especially, in the phrase on the fuddle: "It seems as if he has been on the fuddle for about two days now."
2. A confused mixture, a jumble: "She certainly has a fuddle of spools of different colored thread in that box." muddle (MUD'l)
1. To cause confusion in someone or someone's mind, often used as (be) muddled: "His mind muddled by too many names of kids in his class made him quite nervous."
2. To mix something in a confused way: "In school I must be careful not to muddle up or mix up all the kids names in my mind." funeral, funereal
funeral (FYOO nuhr uhl)
A ceremony or group of ceremonies held in connection with the burial or cremation of a dead person: "There were several people who attended the funeral of our neighbor."
funereal (fyoo NIR ee uhl)
Appropriate for or suggestive of a funeral; mournful: "When people attended the funeral, it was obvious that there was a funereal gloom and sadness about the person being buried."
furry, fury
furry (FUR ee)
Having or bearing fine hair: "Mary loves her furry little kitten."
fury (FYOOR ee)
Violent anger; rage: "There was a great deal of fury regarding the death of the baseball player by a drunken driver."
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