Monday, November 12, 2012

moral, morale

Moral or moral ( pronounced More uhl ) means concerned with a sense of  right and wrong behavior--
To many people, shopping is fraught with moral issues.
People often contribute to charity from a sense of moral obligation.
Moral also means a lesson concerning right and wrong--
"And the moral of the story is..."

Morale or morale ( pronounced more AL ) means the level of confidence or enthusiasm of the members of a group, such as the army, employees, or students--
The general was worried about the morale of his troops.
Our company will not be successful unless we can improve employee morale.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The moral that we can draw from this example is that morale is important."

Note--"amoral" ( one word ) means having no sense of right and wrong--
When questioned, he showed no sense of right and wrong, only an amoral sense of superiority.
Not to be confused with "a moral" ( two words ), meaning having to do with right and wrong behavior--
He refused to make a moral decision unless everyone agreed to it.
"A moral" ( two words ) also means a lesson on right and wrong conduct--
Every fable ends with a moral.
Note # 2--"immoral" describes wrong behavior--
Many people believe that gambling is immoral.

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