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Moral vs. Morale
Moral
/ˈmɒrəl/Examples:
There's a morals clause.Nor were moral and social sanitary laws neglected.A sad errand! a moral funeral, quite!'
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Morale
/məˈrɑːl/Examples:
Building teamwork boosts office morale vastly.The morale in the troops was alarmingly low.High morale leads to increased job satisfaction.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Moral is concerned with principles of right and wrong.
- Morale refers to the spirit or mental state of a group or individual.
- Remember that moral deals with ethics, while morale deals with enthusiasm.
- Moral and morale may sound alike, but moral has ethical undertones.
- Morale has an e at the end, much like enthusiasm, which it often pertains to.
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