Fathers-in-law is the correct phrase.
Difference between Fatal and Fateful
Fatal refers to causing death, destruction, or ruin. By not heeding the advice, the group made a fatal mistake. Fateful refers to one’s destiny. Lightfoot wrote about the Edmund Fitzgerald’s fateful voyage.
Difference between Farther and Further
Farther refers to a physical distance. Do not place the unit farther than 10 feet from the house. Further refers to a greater degree or extent. Because of the legal aid ruling, the trial now faces further delay.
Difference between Famous, Infamous and Notorious
Famous means to be widely known. Tom Clancy, the famous author, autographed Eve’s books. Infamous and notorious mean well known and unfavorably viewed. His philandering made him infamous (notorious) around town.
Difference between Fair to middling and Fair to midland
Fair to middling, meaning so-so, is the correct phrase. This late 1800s expression originally referred to cotton grading, where fair was one of the lowest grades of cotton and middling was the next lowest.
Difference between Faint, Feign and Feint
Faint, as an adjective, refers to being dizzy, lacking clarity, or lacking brightness. As a verb, it means to lose consciousness. She suddenly felt faint after the rigorous workout in the gym. He has a faint recollection of what happened last night. The sun cast a faint shadow on the house at day’s end. Mom […]
Difference between Facilitate and Felicitate
Facilitate means to make easier. His assistant facilitates the ordering process. Felicitate means to congratulate or make happy. The league felicitated Jon on his 100th game.
Difference between Facetious, Factious and Factitious
Facetious means humorous or flippant. Cathy was being facetious with her stories and meant no harm. Factious means causing internal dissension or opposition. A factious attitude can hinder any workplace. Factitious means artificial or unnatural. Speculation caused the factitious value of those stocks. The doctor ruled out malingering or a factitious disorder.
Difference between Fable, Legend, Myth and Parable
A fable is a simple, short, narrative story with animals as characters designed to enforce some useful truth or moral. A legend is an unverified story handed down from earlier times. A myth is a story usually dealing with a superhuman being and events that have no natural explanation. A parable also relates to a […]
Difference between Eyelet and Islet
Eyelet is small hole edged with embroidered stitches as part of a design. Islet is a small island.
Difference between Extrovert and Introvert
Extrovert refers to people who enjoy thrills with large groups of people. Introvert refers to people who enjoy calm activities with few people.
Difference between Extrapolate and Interpolate
Extrapolate means to estimate or predict from known information. We can extrapolate from the data to determine an estimate. Interpolate means to insert something between other things. The editor’s suggestions are interpolated clearly in the margins.