Lo and Behold or Low and Behold
Lo: an interjection used to attract attention or to show surprise. Low and behold: usually expresses sarcastic surprise.
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Enormity vs. enormousness
Enormity = (1) wickedness; (2) enormousness. Enormousness = the quality of being great in size, number, or degree.
Periodic vs. Periodical – Origin, Usage and Examples
Periodic: 1. happening at regular intervals; 2. intermittent. Periodical: 1. published at regular intervals; 2. something published at regular intervals.
Confidant vs. confidante
Confidant refers to both males and females. The gendered confidante is unnecessary.
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Oppress, repress, suppress
To oppress is to hold someone down by unjust force. To repress is to hold something back or put something down by force. To suppress is (1) to put an end to, (2) to inhibit, or (3) to keep from being revealed.
Presumptive vs. presumptuous
Presumptive: probable. Presumptuous: 1. going beyond what is proper; 2. excessively forward.
Smooth vs. Smoothe vs. Smoothen
Both can give way to the more common smooth, which is both an adjective and a verb.
