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Confusables Entry 453 / 1605 60-second read

Idol vs. Idyll

Object of worship versus a pastoral scene.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“The countryside was a peaceful idol.”

✓ Correct

“The countryside was a peaceful idyll.”

The ruleii

IDOL = worshipped object. IDYLL = pastoral scene.

IDOL is an object of worship. IDYLL is a pastoral poem or scene.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

idYll is a scene Yearned for."

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