An editor would fight about this: Tousle vs. tussle

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An editor would fight about this: Tousle vs. tussle

A lot of writers find their writing is quite disorderly where these two similar-sounding words are concerned.

Tousle means to rumple or mess up, such as your hair or bed sheets. To wit, Auntie Jane playfully tousled her young nephew��s hair.

Tussle means to have a physical fight or struggle. For example, The two sailors got got in a tussle over which one was buying Melissa a drink.

So, your hair may be tousled after you get into a tussle, but your hair never will tussle with you if you don��t comb it.

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