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Verbage vs. Verbiage
Verbage
/ˈvɜr bɪdʒ/Examples:
His presentation was full of unnecessary verbage.She couldn't follow his instructions due to all the verbage.The document's verbage confused many of the readers.
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Verbiage
/'vɜːbɪɪʤ/Examples:
The report was filled with needless verbiage.Avoid verbiage that muddles the core message.She criticized the article's excessive verbiage.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Verbiage refers to excessive or verbose use of words, often implying superfluousness.
- Verbage is commonly mistaken to be a word but is, in fact, an incorrect spelling of verbiage.
- Remember that verbiage is connected to verb and verbose, which relate to words and speech.
- If you see verbage, its likely a typo and should be corrected to verbiage' in formal writing.
- Verbiage has three syllables, aligning with the sound and structure as opposed to the non-standard verbage.
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