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03-31-2016, 08:33 PM
Missouri proposes important law ruling that 'fiscal' and 'physical' are two totally different words
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Homonyms — words that sound the same but have different definitions — are hard.*
We're all been their. You meant to use won word, but ended up oozing a**ther.*
That's why we at Mashable*would like to coagulate Tracy McCreery, a representative in Missouri's state for proposing H.R. 1220, which asks that her fellow legislators stop using "physical" and start using "fiscal" when talking about monetary matters.
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This is a real problem, and **t just in Missouri. The two words are frequently confusedGrammarist has an excellent primer (http://grammarist.com/words/fiscal-vs-physical/) for those who are intent on improving their syntax.
The resolution proposes: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/fiscal-physical-proposed-law/)
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Homonyms — words that sound the same but have different definitions — are hard.*
We're all been their. You meant to use won word, but ended up oozing a**ther.*
That's why we at Mashable*would like to coagulate Tracy McCreery, a representative in Missouri's state for proposing H.R. 1220, which asks that her fellow legislators stop using "physical" and start using "fiscal" when talking about monetary matters.
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This is a real problem, and **t just in Missouri. The two words are frequently confusedGrammarist has an excellent primer (http://grammarist.com/words/fiscal-vs-physical/) for those who are intent on improving their syntax.
The resolution proposes: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/fiscal-physical-proposed-law/)
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