Eminent vs Imminent
Eminent (adj.) means high in
rank or repute; prominent, distinguished; conspicuous; protruding.
He is one of several eminent professors at the
university.
Imminent (adj.) means likely to
occur at any moment; impending.
The baby's head was crowning; birth was imminent.
Fateful vs Faithful
Fateful (adj.) means having
great significance or consequences; disastrous; prophetic; ominous. Although often used to describe
something dismal, a fateful day or event can be positive or negative.
A pile of melted metal and charred wood stood as
an eerie monument to that fateful day.
Faithful (adj.) means reliable,
trusted, true to one's word; true to fact, an original, accurate.
Sue is a faithful member of our group.
He gave a faithful account.
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That's all for today.
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I fatefully await your GPM's all weekend!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Melissa.
M.L. Swift, Writer
Happy to say I've never mixed those up.
ReplyDeleteOoohh! I'm adding eminent and imminent to my list of homophones for the game I play with my son. He'll never think of those…muuuhhhaaa! Thanks. :-)
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I second Alex's comment, haven't been guilty of mixing these up. A miracle LOL. :D
ReplyDeleteSo if it doesn't mean imminent, I should use eminent. Got it. XD
ReplyDeleteSo far, so good on these, but always a good reminder!
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing you mentioned eminent/imminent because I totally wasn't aware they were separate words (shows you how much I know them) :P.
ReplyDeleteYay! I love GPM. :D
ReplyDeleteFor me, mixing up homophones is imminent as well as inevitable. :P
ReplyDeleteEminent and imminent are easy to confuse! For me at least. :)
ReplyDeleteAh, what a fateful post! For alas, my own grammar confusion is always imminent.
ReplyDeleteLook - you gave all of us a great excuse to play with words :) Thanks! Love these posts.