Thursday, 7 September 2023

Word of the week

 

What a morning with my internet being a right pain in the ass, anyway here is this weeks word of the week. Ringleader not to be confused with ringmaster.


Ringleader: A leader of a ring of individuals engaged in improper or unlawful activities.


Ringmaster: The leader of a circus performance.


Ok this week you got two words

11 comments:

  1. Must be confusing to those learning English Jo-Anne.

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  2. Similar sounding words with very different meanings, Jo-Anne. Thanks!

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    1. I always thought the circus had a ringleader not a ringmaster shows what I knew

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  3. Yes, they're very different. :)

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  4. Katie is the ringleader of the house activities. And what she says, goes.

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  5. The Ringmaster was the ringleader of a criminal gang in early Marvel Comics.

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