Posts Tagged ‘difference’

Cavalry and Calvary

Monday, April 13th, 2009
Cavalry: a group or fighters (soldiers, warriors, etc) mounted on horses
The foot soldiers will follow the cavalry into the valley.

Calvary: the Crucifixion place for Jesus; also used to refer to crucifixion crosses and sites in general or to describe intense pain
The pilgrims went to Calvary in Jerusalem.

Unless you write or read a lot of Christian materials, you probably won’t come across Calvary so learning to spell cavalry alone may be enough!

Is your office stationary?

Monday, September 29th, 2008

These two can be very tricky to get right…

stationery: office and writing supplies, including paper, envelopes, pens, pencils and folders.
The pencil case was full of new stationery

stationary: to be still and not moving.
All the cars in the car park were stationary

Stationery includes envelopes is the best reminder I can think of for this pair of words – do you have a better way of remembering which is which?

Get out of the stands

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

I just saw this fantastic video and felt I had to share it…

It is about leadership (relating to a Californian company, but that is not noticeable until the end) and how we can all make a difference to our world; but it is also about being a decent human being and ending each day satisfied with ourselves and our lives.

Thank you to Donna-Marie for sharing this in her blog for me to find, too.

I hope you find it as inspirational or encouraging as I did.