Monday, September 10, 2012

moral/morale: Entry for Monday, September 10, 2012.

moral/morale
If you are trying to make people behave properly, you are policing their morals; if you are just trying to keep their spirits up, you are trying to maintain their morale. “Moral” is accented on the first syllable, “morale” on the second.

No comments:

Post a Comment