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biweekly This word has two conflicting meanings

and is perhaps best avoided. It can mean

both every two weeks (i.e. fortnightly)

and also twice a week. (Compare

BIMONTHLY.)

bizarre (not -zz-)

blond or blonde? BLOND is used to describe men’s hair.

BLOND is used to describe women’s hair.

A BLONDE is a woman.

board or bored? A BOARD is a piece of wood, also a

committee or similar group of people.

To BOARD means to get on (train, etc.)

and also to pay for living in someone’s

house and having food provided.

BORED means uninterested.

boarder or border? A BOARDER is a person who pays to live

in someone’s house.

A BORDER is the edge or boundary of

something.

boisterous (not boistrous, although often

mispronounced as two syllables)

boney/bony Both spellings are correct, although the

second spelling is more commonly used.

border See BOARDER OR BORDER?.

bored See BOARD OR BORED?.

bored by, bored with (not bored of)

born or borne? Use these exemplar sentences as a guide:

Dickens was BORN in Portsmouth.

She has BORNE five children.

He has BORNE a heavy burden of guilt all

his life.

borrow or lend? May I BORROW your pen? (= use your

pen temporarily)

Please LEND me your pen. (= pass it to

me and allow me to use it)

BORROW OR LEND?

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