» versus http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:30:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Verses vs. Versus http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/2009/02/verses-vs-versus/ http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/2009/02/verses-vs-versus/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:24:00 +0000 tashword http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/?p=413 Verses: a section of words in a poem or song, similar to a paragraph in text
The third verse in that song was sung a bit out of tune.

Versus: a term to link two things being compared against each other.
It’s Richmond versus Collingwood in the footy this weekend.

vs: The abbreviated version of versus.
It’s Richmond vs. Collingwood in the footy this weekend.

Not sure how to remember which is which? Just remember the us in versus relates to us against them!

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