Confusables Entry 501 / 1011 60-second read

Desert vs. Dessert

Arid land or abandon versus sweet course.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Let’s have desert after dinner.

✓ Correct

Let’s have dessert after dinner.

The ruleii

DESERT = dry land / abandon. DESSERT = sweet.

DESERT (one S) is dry land or to abandon. DESSERT (double S) is the sweet course.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Double S = Sweet Stuff."

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