{"id":227497,"date":"2023-08-18T10:15:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T02:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/?p=227497"},"modified":"2023-10-03T18:32:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:32:34","slug":"just-deserts-just-desserts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/just-deserts-just-desserts\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Deserts & Just Desserts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How many of the following questions can you or your child answer correctly? <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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  1. Stephy was not surprised to find her pet unicorn in the middle of the [desert\/dessert]. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. “Getting lost is your just [deserts\/desserts] for using Apple Maps instead of Google Maps like I told you to,” Stephy chided the unicorn. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. “I will not [desert\/dessert] you in your time of need,” Stephy reassured the dehydrated unicorn. <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. “I’m not hungry, so I will have just [deserts\/desserts]. You can have my hamburger,” Stephy said as she stuffed the Big Mac into the unicorn’s mouth. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      ‘Desert’ and ‘dessert’ rank amongst the most commonly confused words, with question 4 tripping many a student. (This error usually manifests at the end of a composition, where the protagonist\/antagonist receives the punishment he or she deserves.)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Let’s sort out ‘desert’ and ‘dessert’ once and for all!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      (a) Dessert<\/span> (noun)<\/span> <\/span>Meaning: the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Pronunciation: \/d\u026a\u02c8z\u0259\u02d0t\/<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      (b) Desert<\/span> (noun)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Meaning: A dry, waterless area of land devoid of vegetation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Pronunciation: \/d\u025bz\u0259t\/<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      (c) Desert<\/span> (noun)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Meaning: Punishment that someone deserves<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Pronunciation: \/d\u026a\u02c8z\u0259\u02d0t\/<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      (d) Desert<\/span> (verb):<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Meaning: To leave or abandon<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Pronunciation: \/d\u026a\u02c8z\u0259\u02d0t\/<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      As you can see (or read from the phonetic transcription), when used in the context of <\/span>appropriate punishment <\/span>or<\/span> abandon<\/span>, ‘desert’ is pronounced just like ‘dessert’. Hence the confusion…<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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