“The rebels used gorilla tactics.”
Confusables Entry 408 / 1605 60-second read
Gorilla vs. Guerrilla
The ape versus the fighter.
The comparisoni
“The rebels used guerrilla tactics.”
The ruleii
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GORILLA = ape. GUERRILLA = irregular soldier.
GORILLA (one R) is the great ape. GUERRILLA (double R) is an irregular combatant — from Spanish "little war."
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Double R = iRRegular fighter.