Legislator refers to a lawmaker. The legislator proposed a law that limits tobacco sales. Legislature refers to a group of lawmakers. The election brought 10 new members to the city legislature.
Category: Confusing Words
Difference between Legation and Ligation
Legation refers to the premises occupied by a diplomatic minister and staff. The French legation is the residence of the chargé d’affaires. Ligation refers to binding or applying a ligature (as in surgery). Ligation and stripping is a surgery used on varicose veins.
Lectern vs Podium vs Pulpit vs Rostrum
You stand behind a lectern or pulpit and on a podium or rostrum.
Difference between Leave and Let
Leave means to allow to remain or to go away. If you leave the book with me, I’ll be sure to read it. If you leave quietly, no one in the library will be disturbed. Let means to allow or to permit. Please let me help you with your chemistry homework. Note: When leave or […]
Difference between Learn and Teach
Learn means to acquire information or knowledge. This computer game helps people learn how to read. Teach means to impart knowledge or information. Some English teachers still teach how to diagram sentences.
Difference between Lean and Lien
Lean, as an adjective, means having a low fat content. As a verb, it means to incline. Venison is lean compared with many meats we have eaten. Do not lean against the door of the train. Lien means a legal claim to something. The bank has a lien against their vacation home in New Jersey.
Difference between Leak and Leek
Leak refers to the escape or passage of something. All of the water leaked out of his canteen while he was hiking. Leek refers to an edible plant (part of the onion family). Rick grew beets, tomatoes, and leeks in his garden.
Difference between Leach and Leech
Leach, a verb, means to empty, drain, or remove. The contaminated water leached into the neighborhood soil. Leech, a noun, refers to a bloodsucking worm or a person who will pillage from another. Leeches are usually found in cool fresh water, rivers, and ponds. We discovered a few people leeching off our wireless Internet.
Difference between Lay and Lie
Lay means to place or to put something; it requires a direct object. Where are you going to lay that book? I am laying the book on the kitchen counter. He laid the book on the kitchen counter. Lie means to be in a horizontal position; it never takes an object. The baseball lies in […]
Difference between Lawful and Legal
Lawful means rightful or in accordance with the law. The elder son is the lawful heir to much of the estate. He transferred the ownership of the property in a lawful way. Legal means relating to the law. The legal arena is addressing the downloading of various media.
Difference between Laudable and Laudatory
Laudable means worthy of praise. The celebrity returned home for a laudable cause. Laudatory means expressing praise. The concert last night received a laudatory review.
Latin Abbreviations
Here are some common Latin abbreviations and their meanings: e.g. (exempli gratia) means for example. etc. (et cetera) means and other things. ibid. (ibidem) means in the same place. i.e. (id est) means that is or that is to say.