Master confusing words with ease
Bloc vs. Block
Bloc
/blɒk/Examples:
The trade bloc unified several national markets.His policies focused on strengthening the regional bloc.They formed a cultural bloc to preserve traditions.
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Block
/blɒk/Examples:
"I think you have a blocked gas line.Two blocks over, one block up.Frenzied mobs clustered outside the church, blocking traffic on Fifth Avenue.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Bloc is typically used in a political context, referring to a group of countries or parties. Imagine a political alliance to remember bloc.
- Block can refer to a physical object, like a piece of wood, or any obstruction, remember physical block to visualize it.
- An easy way to remember is that bloc has fewer letters and uses fewer people or groups usually united for a common purpose, like a united front.
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