Showing posts with label inter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inter. Show all posts

Monday, May 19, 2014

enter, inter

Enter or enter means to go in or come in--
When they enter, try not to look surprised.
The sign says we should enter by the side door.
Enter may also mean to add to a list or registry, or to participate in a competition of some kind--
He needs a recent photo to enter the contest.
Please enter your name and phone number in the guest book.

Inter or inter means to bury--
We will inter the deceased on Monday.
We will inter the ashes if you have no other plans for them.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"When you enter the cemetery, you will see the spot where we chose to inter his remains."

Note--"inter--" may also be a prefix ( added to the beginning of a word ), meaning between or among--
He seems to interact with his playmates without aggression or hostility.