The ironic thing about “a part” and “apart” is that, in the former, the words are separate while, in the latter, the words are together, yet when used in a sentence, they hold the opposite meaning of how they appear.
I am a part of the group. (The words are separate while the sentence speaks of inclusion.)
I am apart from the group. (The words are together, but the meaning shows disconnection.)
Weird, huh?
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Yes, and thank you for explaining I was misusing these words.
I’m not saying they’re misused, only ironic in their use.
this made me happy, idk why 😂😊
I’m glad it made you happy. 🙂
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How many times have I seen this mistake in student writing! If I had a dollar…
Haha! 🙂
I know what you mean. I’m a writing tutor at a wonderful community college. Students make mistakes like this all time.
I have to say, I love the English language. 🙂 I know there’s a lot of opposing opinions, but it’s so fun to pick apart words (is that punny?) and grammar. Perhaps it’s a writer thing!
That is absolutely punny. Haha! 🙂