“The bug seems to allude our monitoring tools.”
Confusables Entry 38 / 1011 60-second read
Allude vs. Elude
To refer to something indirectly versus escaping or avoiding.
The comparisoni
“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
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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.