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Crevasse vs. Crevice
Crevasse
/krɪˈvæs/Examples:
The mountaineers carefully avoided the deep crevasse.A snowstorm concealed the crevasse, making it treacherous.The glacier's movement widened the crevasse over time.
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Crevice
/ˈkrevəs/Examples:
The spider disappeared into a small crevice in the wall.The ancient tree's roots spread into crevices of the rocky cliff.Secrets were hidden in the crevices of his complex mind.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Both crevasse and crevice relate to splits, but in different contexts.
- Remember crevasse is larger, just like the extra letters s and a in its spelling, it suggests something more significant like a glacier.
- Crevice deals with smaller cracks like those youd find in rocks or walls – it has fewer letters, and a v sound can be associated with very small'.
- A crevasse is vast, needing caution; a crevice is common, often ignored.
- Crevasse has two S's, reminding us it can be quite serious to stumble into one.
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