À la mode refers to being served with ice cream. Finish the meal with chocolate cake à la mode. Alamode refers to a thin silk usually found in scarfs and hoods. She complemented her winter outfit with a black alamode scarf.
Category: Confusing Words
Difference between Zeal and Zest
Zeal refers to a keen interest in pursuing something. They were filled with zeal to see their favorite band perform. Zest refers to keen enjoyment, quality, or flavor. His zest for life will be missed by all. Having many singers on stage adds zest to the play. The wine may contain a dash of pepper […]
Difference between Young and Youthful
Young means immature or not advanced in age. She is looking after his two young children, ages 2 and 4. Youthful means having attractive qualities of youth. Her youthful exuberance keeps everyone on their toes.
Difference between Yore, Your and You’re
Yore is an old word meaning time long past. The days of yore were filled with many courageous heroes. Your is the possessive form of you. The application form is on your desk. You’re is a contraction of you are. If you’re interested, they post new job listings every Sunday.
Difference between Yoke and Yolk
Yoke is a crosspiece holding two things together. The ox with the plow has a wooden yoke around its neck. Yolk is the yellow part of an egg. The yolk of the egg contains most of the protein.
Difference between Yay, Yea and Yeah
Yay or yea means yes in an oral vote, hurrah, or to this extent. All those in favor of the change, please say yea. Yay! We finally beat the competition. He caught a large catfish about yea big. Yeah means yes in casual speech or writing. Yeah, I’d love to join the school’s debating team.
Difference between Wreath and Wreathe
Wreath refers to flowers or other things intertwined into a circle. Pat and Russ chose a holiday wreath for the centerpiece. Wreathe means to proceed on a repeatedly curving course. The smoke continues to wreathe upward through the trees.
Difference between Wreak and Wreck
Wreak means to cause something, almost always trouble. Unexpected expenses wreak havoc on the department budget. Wreck means to destroy something. Unexpected expenses wrecked our organization’s budget.
Difference between Wrack and Rack
Wrack and rack both mean to strain or torment. Prefer rack. We are racking our brains to remember the name of that song.
Difference between Would have and Would of
Would have is the correct phrase. If you had read the book, you would have known the answer.
Difference between Worse comes to worse and worst comes to worst
Though illogical, worst comes to worst is the correct phrase. If worst comes to worst you can apply for a refund.
Difference between World-renown and World-renowned
World-renowned is the correct phase. The world-renowned singer was known for his gifts to charity.