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Blithe vs. Blither
Blithe
/blaɪð/Examples:
With a blithe spirit, she danced under the summer rain.His blithe disregard for the rules often got him into trouble.The blithe tone of the letter masked the serious news within.
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Blither
/ˈblɪðə/Examples:
He tends to blither when he's nervous.Stop and think instead of blithering.I couldn't decipher his blithering letter.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Though blithe and blither have similar sounds, they play very different roles in a sentence.
- Blithe is an adjective and typically describes a carefree, happy state, often with a positive connotation.
- On the other hand, blither is the comparative form of blithe but is incorrectly used this way—its usually a mistaken form of blather', which means to talk foolishly at length.
- Remember: Blithe often appears in literature and discussions about familial or societal separations as cheerful or unconcerned.
- Do not confuse blithe with blither – blither isn't commonly used in proper English writing.
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