Tortuous, Torturous, or Tortured?

Contributed by: Ahmed Imam (idealimam @ yahoo.com)

Tortuous means "winding, crooked" or "tricky to handle."

Torturous means "causing torture" or "painful in a cruel way."

Tortured as an adjective means "receiving torture" or "pained."

Examples: He had to take a tortuous route through the Alps .

He survived the torturous existence of the concentration camp.

The beggar gave a tortured look to the passers-by.

Burst, Bust, or Busted

Using Due To

Doesn't or Don't

Disinterested or Uninterested

Defuse or Diffuse

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There's, Theirs, or Their's?

Contributed by: Ahmed Imam (idealimam @ yahoo.com)

Theirs is a possessive pronoun.

There's is a contraction for there is or, rarely, there has. Note the apostrophe replacing the missing letter or letters.

Their's does not exist.

Examples: That painting is theirs.

(possessive pronoun)

There's more to this than meets the eye.

(contraction of there is)

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