Educational Examples

noun a word used to represent a sound or expression of disinterest or boredom

• The speaker's presentation was filled with blah and lacked substance.
• I'm so tired of hearing all that blah from the politicians.
• Stop talking blah and get to the point!
• Her words were like a blah painting, lacking depth or emotion.

noun speech or writing that is meaningless or unintelligible

• The document was filled with gibberish, making it difficult to decipher.
• I couldn't understand a word he was saying, it was all gibberish to me.
• Stop talking gibberish, just tell me what you mean!
• Her mind was a jumble of gibberish after a long day of work.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

• When comparing the two investment options, it's like comparing apples and oranges.
• You can't compare their singing abilities, it's like comparing apples and oranges.
• Trying to decide between the two cars is like comparing apples and oranges.
• Their personalities are so different, it's like comparing apples and oranges.

noun Apostrophe: In literature, a figure of speech in which a character speaks to an object, idea, or person who is absent or dead.

• The editor corrected the greengrocer's apostrophe in the manuscript before sending it to print.
• I saw a sign with a greengrocer's apostrophe in the market today.
• Why do people always use greengrocer's apostrophes on their social media posts?
• Her constant misuse of greengrocer's apostrophes was a reflection of her lack of attention to detail.