Since it's a holiday, I have lots to do, so although I was hoping to be able to work on a pair of confusing terms, they will have to wait. 
Today I'm re-presenting a list of "everyday" words to learn that are used in English, but come from the Latin or from the Latin via one of the Romance languages. The list includes picturesque 4-syllable words like crepuscular and dirigible. The article that posted these newspaper words comes from 1923. See Latin Words in English:
Words in Newspapers That English Has Adopted.
Today I'm re-presenting a list of "everyday" words to learn that are used in English, but come from the Latin or from the Latin via one of the Romance languages. The list includes picturesque 4-syllable words like crepuscular and dirigible. The article that posted these newspaper words comes from 1923. See Latin Words in English:
Words in Newspapers That English Has Adopted.Photo CC Flickr User tequilamike
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