Confusables Entry 38 / 1011 60-second read

Allude vs. Elude

To refer to something indirectly versus escaping or avoiding.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The bug seems to allude our monitoring tools.

✓ Correct

The bug seems to elude our monitoring tools.

More examplesii

01

She eluded to the possibility of a bonus.

She alluded to the possibility of a bonus.

02

The answer alludes me.

The answer eludes me.

The ruleiii

ALLUDE = to suggest or call attention to indirectly.

Both imply something that isn't 'front and center', but one is communicative and the other is physical/evasive.

Memory aidiv

Remember it like this

Allude is to Add a hint. Elude is to Escape.

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