We have many words in the English language that have subtle differences between them. If you know these differences, you will be confident that you are conveying the meaning you intend.<\/p>\n
The five sets of confusing words we will cover today are: Adverse<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<\/strong>Averse<\/strong><\/em> Uninterested<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<\/strong>Disinterested<\/strong><\/em> Suppose\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>vs.\u00a0Supposed<\/em><\/strong> Oriented<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<\/strong>Orientated<\/strong><\/em> Democratic Party<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<\/strong>Democrat Party<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We have many words in the English language that have subtle differences between them. If you know these differences, you will be confident that you are conveying the meaning you intend. The five sets of confusing words we will cover today are: Adverse\u00a0vs.\u00a0Averse Uninterested\u00a0vs.\u00a0Disinterested Suppose\u00a0vs.\u00a0Supposed Oriented\u00a0vs.\u00a0Orientated Democratic Party\u00a0vs.\u00a0Democrat Party Adverse\u00a0vs.\u00a0Averse Adverse\u00a0= unfavorable or antagonistic in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-definitions"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAdverse\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>vs.\u00a0Averse<\/em><\/strong>
\nUninterested\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>vs.\u00a0Disinterested<\/em><\/strong>
\nSuppose\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>vs.\u00a0Supposed<\/em><\/strong>
\nOriented\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>vs.\u00a0Orientated<\/em><\/strong>
\nDemocratic Party\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>vs.\u00a0Democrat Party<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAdverse<\/em>\u00a0= unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect
\nAverse<\/em> = not fond of; seeking to avoid
\nExamples:<\/em><\/strong>
\nMom<\/em> had an adverse reaction to the medication.<\/em>
\nThey experienced adverse weather conditions.<\/em>
\nCharles<\/em> is averse to high-risk investments.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nUninterested<\/em>\u00a0= not interested
\nDisinterested<\/em>\u00a0= unbiased
\nExamples:<\/em><\/strong>
\nLeila<\/em> seemed uninterested in history.<\/em>
\nBecause Dorothy was disinterested, she acted as the mediator.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSuppose<\/em>\u00a0= to assume to be real or true; to consider as a suggestion
\nSupposed<\/em>\u00a0= intended; required; firmly believed; permitted
\nExamples:<\/em><\/strong>
\nI suppose you will tell me when it\u2019s time for dinner.<\/em>
\nSuppose we go to the movie now \u2026 will that work for your schedule?<\/em>
\nWe were supposed to meet at the theater.<\/em>
\nHe is supposed to be at work at 6:00 <\/em>p<\/em>.<\/em>m<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYou may use either word to mean “adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances,” though orientate<\/em> tends to be used more often in British English than American English.
\nExamples:<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view.<\/em>
\nOR<\/strong>
\nThe house had its large windows orientated toward the ocean view.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBoth the Associated Press Stylebook<\/em> and the Chicago Manual of Style<\/em> recommend the uppercase adjective Democratic<\/em> in such uses as Democratic Party<\/em>, Democratic-controlled Legislature<\/em>, or Democratic senator.<\/em> Use lowercase in generic descriptions such as a<\/em> democratic society<\/em>. Use the noun Democrat<\/em>(s<\/em>) to describe party members or adherents.<\/p>\n