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Polygamy vs. polygyny vs. polyandry
Polygamy: the practice of having more than one spouse. Polygyny: one man with multiple wives. Polyandry: one woman with multiple husbands.
Waddle vs. wattle
Waddle: to walk with a duck-like gait. Wattle: 1. the fold of skin on the chins of some birds and lizards; 2. a construction of poles with twigs, reeds, or branches; 3. a genus of Australian shrub.
Hence – Usage, Definition & Examples
= (1) for this reason, (2) from this source, (3) from now, (4) from that time, and (5) from this place.
Waive vs. wave
Waive: 1. to give up a claim or right voluntarily; 2. to refrain from enforcing something; 3. to set something aside. Wave: to move back and forth or up and down or to make a waving hand signal.
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An historic
Using the article an before historic would only makes sense if the h were silent. It isn’t.
