Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » allusion http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Which is correct — illusion, allusion or elusion? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-illusion-allusion-or-elusion/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-illusion-allusion-or-elusion/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:38:36 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-illusion-allusion-or-elusion/ typing Which is correct?
Atom was chosen as the name for the processor as an _________ to the tiny but powerful particle of the physical world.
a. allusion
b. illusion
c. elusion

Answer: a

Explanation: An allusion is an indirect reference. (An illusion is something that is not real and an elusion is an escape.)

These words — especially illusion and allusion — are often confused. They sound almost exactly the same and some people using them in writing have only heard them before rather than seeing them in print.

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