✅ To tell means to express something to someone, either in writing or aloud. It especially suggests giving someone information (I decided to tell him the news).
✅ To confide means to share a secret or other confidential information with someone, with the intention that they will keep that information private (I decided to confide in her about my concerns).
✅ To tell someone about an issue generally means sharing the facts without going into detail about any emotions you might be feeling. To confide means to share your feelings about something, or to rely on someone emotionally.
✅ Tell can mean to reveal a secret, but usually suggests bringing that secret out into the open rather than expecting it to be kept private (He chose to tell the authorities what happened).
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✅ Combative describes someone who is ready and willing to fight or argue, or someone who tries to start fights or arguments (I was feeling mean and combative).
✅ Pugnacious also describes someone who is willing to fight or who is argumentative (We banned the pugnacious customer).
✅ Combative and pugnacious can be used interchangeably for the most part.
✅ However, pugnacious is a much less common word, and often sounds old-fashioned (Honestly, he was being purely pugnacious!).
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✅ Cranky describes being cross, grumpy, or grouchy (The cat is always cranky when it’s cold outside).
✅ Quarrelsome describes being argumentative, especially over small or inconsequential things (The customer was being quarrelsome with their server).
✅ Many people are quarrelsome when they feel cranky, and you might call a person cranky because they’re quarrelsome.
✅ Cranky describes a specific mood: you can feel cranky without other people knowing it (I felt cranky, but everyone said I seemed like I was in a good mood). Quarrelsome describes a kind of behavior (He's more quarrelsome when he's around his family than he is around his friends).
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