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Ailment vs. Aliment
Ailment
/ˈeɪlmənt/Examples:
The herbal tea soothed her minor ailment.His ailment kept him home from the conference.Doctors couldn't diagnose her mysterious ailment.
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Aliment
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She ensures the cat's aliment is rich in nutrients.The villagers relied on fishing as a primary aliment.Proper aliment contributes to overall well-being.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Ailment has an i and refers to something related to illness.
- Aliment contains e as in feed, which can help you remember it is related to nourishment or food.
- Think of ail in ailment as to cause pain or difficulty, fitting the context of illnesses.
- Both words share the core al- root, but their endings -ment denote different contexts: health vs. nourishment.
- Associating ailment with ailing can help you remember it pertains to health problems.
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