Difference between revisions of "Disillusion - dissolution"
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| − | Except in careful speech, these are homophones, and so a writer in a hurry can confuse them. (The careful speaker will voice the second ‘ si ’ in '''disillu<u>s</u>ion''', with the same sound as in ‘confu<u>s</u>ion’ ïšï€ï®ï€¯. The ‘ ti ’ in '''dissolu<u>t</u>ion''' is unvoiced, like the sound in ‘atten<u>t</u>ion’ ï“ï€ï®ï€¯.) It may help you to distinguish them to note their etymology. | + | Except in careful speech, these are [[homophones]], and so a writer in a hurry can confuse them. (The careful speaker will voice the second ‘ si ’ in '''disillu<u>s</u>ion''', with the same sound as in ‘confu<u>s</u>ion’ ïšï€ï®ï€¯. The ‘ ti ’ in '''dissolu<u>t</u>ion''' is unvoiced, like the sound in ‘atten<u>t</u>ion’ ï“ï€ï®ï€¯.) It may help you to distinguish them to note their etymology. |
*To '''disillusion''' is a verb meaning ‘to take the illusion away from’. It is built from the prefix '''dis''' , which has one ‘ s ’, and the noun '''illusion''', which does not start with ‘ s ’. So '''disillusion''' has only one ‘ s ’ in its first syllable. (The related noun is '''disillusionment'''.) | *To '''disillusion''' is a verb meaning ‘to take the illusion away from’. It is built from the prefix '''dis''' , which has one ‘ s ’, and the noun '''illusion''', which does not start with ‘ s ’. So '''disillusion''' has only one ‘ s ’ in its first syllable. (The related noun is '''disillusionment'''.) | ||
*'''dissolution''' is a noun from the verb to '''dissolve'''. That in turn is built from '''dis''' (one ‘ s ’) and '''solve''', which starts with ‘ s ’. So '''dissolution''' has two ‘ s ’s in the first syllable. | *'''dissolution''' is a noun from the verb to '''dissolve'''. That in turn is built from '''dis''' (one ‘ s ’) and '''solve''', which starts with ‘ s ’. So '''dissolution''' has two ‘ s ’s in the first syllable. | ||
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Revision as of 17:36, 8 February 2007
Except in careful speech, these are homophones, and so a writer in a hurry can confuse them. (The careful speaker will voice the second ‘ si ’ in disillusion, with the same sound as in ‘confusion’ ïšï€ï®ï€¯. The ‘ ti ’ in dissolution is unvoiced, like the sound in ‘attention’ ï“ï€ï®ï€¯.) It may help you to distinguish them to note their etymology.
- To disillusion is a verb meaning ‘to take the illusion away from’. It is built from the prefix dis , which has one ‘ s ’, and the noun illusion, which does not start with ‘ s ’. So disillusion has only one ‘ s ’ in its first syllable. (The related noun is disillusionment.)
- dissolution is a noun from the verb to dissolve. That in turn is built from dis (one ‘ s ’) and solve, which starts with ‘ s ’. So dissolution has two ‘ s ’s in the first syllable.
