Word of the Day

friend·ship

1. The quality or condition of being friends.
2. A friendly relationship.
3. Friendliness; good will.

Example

• A true friend will always show you, in a special way, how they value your friendship.

Source

• News24 — Mac Maharaj ‘special envoy’
• IOL — ‘Mo, the spy’
• The Free Dictionary — friendship

con·tra·dict

1. To assert or express the opposite of (a statement).
2. To deny the statement of.
3. To be contrary to; be inconsistent with.

Example

• The President contradicts himself when speaking of gun control and calling for his machine gun.

Sources

• Dispatch Online — President honours five slain struggle heroes
• Mail & Guardian Online — Zuma concerned by number of guns in SA
• The Free Dictionary — contradict