Nibbles maplestick

Today’s focus words are difference and ritual, and Matthew’s word of the day is strictly business, with the bonus word from Secret Santa being must’ve. The word difference refers to the way in which two or more things are not the same, and an example sentence is, “There is a clear difference between studying quietly and studying with loud music.” The word ritual means a set of actions or behaviors that are performed regularly and often have symbolic meaning, and an example sentence is, “Reading a book before bed became her nightly ritual.” The idiom strictly business is used to describe a situation in which personal feelings are set aside and matters are handled in a serious, professional way, and an example sentence is, “During the meeting, their conversation was strictly business.”The word must’ve is a contraction of must have and is used to express a strong assumption about something in the past, and an example sentence is, “He must’ve worked very hard to finish the project so quickly.”