{"id":12988,"date":"2017-05-23T01:58:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T05:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/?p=12988"},"modified":"2017-05-23T01:58:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T05:58:33","slug":"purposely-or-purposefully-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference","title":{"rendered":"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bccef0f480416e3e00e77029789ea906\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Beginning of Post Default -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6482188744286371\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7571860708\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>Nuances in meaning are what separate good writing from great writing. Unfortunately, these nuances can also be confusing to someone who is less familiar with the language.<\/p>\n<p><em>Purposely <\/em>and <em>purposefully <\/em>are both adverbs that describe ways of performing an action. Sometimes, they are even used interchangeably, even though they mean subtly different things. To improve the quality of your writing, you will want to know the meanings of these words and how to use them correctly.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Difference Between Purposely and Purposefully?<\/h2>\n<p>In this post, I will compare <em>purposely <\/em>vs. <em>purposefully<\/em>. I will use each word in a few example sentences, so you can see it in context.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, I will show you a memory tool that you can use to remind yourself whether to use <em>purposefully <\/em>or <em>purposely <\/em>in your own writing.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Purposely<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12989\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png\" alt=\"purposely versus purposefully \" width=\"400\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png 400w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>What does purposely mean? <\/strong><em>Purposely <\/em>is an <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/what-is-an-adverb-examples\">adverb<\/a>. It is a synonym of <em>intentionally<\/em> in that it <em>describes an action that was meant to be done, <\/em>or in other words, <em>on purpose<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The intent behind the action doesn\u2019t really matter\u2014as long as the action was intentionally done, <em>purposely <\/em>is the word to choose.<\/p>\n<p>For example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The soccer player purposely injured a member of the opposing team, and was suspended for several games.<\/li>\n<li>I left that pile of stones there purposely, so that if we saw it on our way back we would know we were going in the right direction.<\/li>\n<li>NEON has purposely never had a permanent exhibition space, opting instead to use the city as its gallery. \u2013<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/04\/arts\/for-one-athens-arts-group-the-city-is-the-space.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an adverb, <em>purposely <\/em>modifies <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/verb\">verbs<\/a> by describing how they are performed. Not all adverbs end in <em>-ly<\/em>, and not all words that end in <em>-ly <\/em>are adverbs, but in general, that <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/prefixes-and-suffixes\">suffix<\/a> is your clue that a word is an adverb.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Purposefully<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12990\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Definition-of-purposefully-definition-and-definition-of-purposely-definition.png\" alt=\"Definition of purposefully definition and definition of purposely definition\" width=\"400\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Definition-of-purposefully-definition-and-definition-of-purposely-definition.png 400w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Definition-of-purposefully-definition-and-definition-of-purposely-definition-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>What does purposefully mean? <\/strong>The word <em>purposefully <\/em>is also an adverb. It describes an action that was carried out <em>for a specific reason<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>With <em>purposefully<\/em>, the reason does matter\u2014we are not merely describing an action that someone meant to do; we are describing an action in terms of the goal the person had in mind when he or she did it.<\/p>\n<p>For example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The priest purposefully arranged the stones into an altar to appease his gods.<\/li>\n<li>The police officer stood purposefully in the street, signaling traffic to stop so that the pedestrians could cross safely.<\/li>\n<li>The danger with a film this purposefully enigmatic and scrambled is that the viewer becomes hopelessly lost. \u2013<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/goingoutguide\/movies\/sleek-sophisticated-and-thoughtful-arrival-joins-a-mini-golden-age-of-sci-fi-films\/2016\/11\/09\/d2d5b31c-a5c2-11e6-8fc0-7be8f848c492_story.html?utm_term=.badd086ae593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Where <em>purposely <\/em>means <em>on purpose<\/em>, <em>purposefully <\/em>means <em>with purpose<\/em>. It does not only indicate that an action was performed intentionally, it indicates that the action was carried out with a specific purpose in mind.<\/p>\n<h2>Trick to Remember the Difference<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12991\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Define-purposefully-and-define-purposely.png\" alt=\"Define purposefully and define purposely\" width=\"400\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Define-purposefully-and-define-purposely.png 400w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Define-purposefully-and-define-purposely-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>The distinction between these words is a fine one. Each word describes an action that was carried out with intent.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Purposely<\/em> simply means <em>on purpose<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Purposefully <\/em>means being carried out with a specific purpose in mind. In other words, the person is <em>full of purpose <\/em>as he or she performs the action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since <em>purposefully <\/em>contains the word <em>full<\/em>, you should always be able to remember that <em>purposefully <\/em>means <em>full of purpose<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Is it purposely or purposefully? <\/strong><em>Purposely <\/em>and <em>purposefully <\/em>are adverbs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Purposely <\/em>is a synonym of <em>intentionally<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Purposefully <\/em>describes an action that is carried out <em>with a specific purpose in mind.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuances in meaning are what separate good writing from great writing. Unfortunately, these nuances can also be confusing to someone who is less familiar with the language. Purposely and purposefully are both adverbs that describe ways of performing an action. Sometimes, they are even used interchangeably, even though they mean subtly different things. To improve &#8230; <a title=\"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference\" aria-label=\"Read more about Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_aToxMjE2OTc5NDg2Ow==_1216979486":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference? - Writing Explained<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How do you spell purposely? Learn how to use purposefully and purposely with definitions and example sentences at Writing Explained. Spelling of purposely.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference? - Writing Explained\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How do you spell purposely? Learn how to use purposefully and purposely with definitions and example sentences at Writing Explained. Spelling of purposely.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Writing Explained\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WritingExplained\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-05-23T05:58:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#\/schema\/person\/82785176f927165d5b88cbe6f80d7bc1\"},\"headline\":\"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference?\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-05-23T05:58:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference\"},\"wordCount\":573,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference\",\"name\":\"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference? - Writing Explained\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-05-23T05:58:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"How do you spell purposely? Learn how to use purposefully and purposely with definitions and example sentences at Writing Explained. Spelling of purposely.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":115,\"caption\":\"purposely versus purposefully\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/\",\"name\":\"Writing Explained\",\"description\":\"Grammar, Style, and Usage\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Writing Explained\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Writing-Explained-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Writing-Explained-Logo.png\",\"width\":650,\"height\":650,\"caption\":\"Writing Explained\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WritingExplained\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Writing_Class\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/writingexplained\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/Writing_Class\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#\/schema\/person\/82785176f927165d5b88cbe6f80d7bc1\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94020d4fd8adf1825532713e7fbd0ed54c3273cfa59ff9e735518146918a31c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94020d4fd8adf1825532713e7fbd0ed54c3273cfa59ff9e735518146918a31c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94020d4fd8adf1825532713e7fbd0ed54c3273cfa59ff9e735518146918a31c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference? - Writing Explained","description":"How do you spell purposely? Learn how to use purposefully and purposely with definitions and example sentences at Writing Explained. Spelling of purposely.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference? - Writing Explained","og_description":"How do you spell purposely? Learn how to use purposefully and purposely with definitions and example sentences at Writing Explained. Spelling of purposely.","og_url":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference","og_site_name":"Writing Explained","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WritingExplained","article_published_time":"2017-05-23T05:58:33+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#\/schema\/person\/82785176f927165d5b88cbe6f80d7bc1"},"headline":"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference?","datePublished":"2017-05-23T05:58:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference"},"wordCount":573,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference","url":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference","name":"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference? - Writing Explained","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png","datePublished":"2017-05-23T05:58:33+00:00","description":"How do you spell purposely? Learn how to use purposefully and purposely with definitions and example sentences at Writing Explained. Spelling of purposely.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/purposely-versus-purposefully.png","width":400,"height":115,"caption":"purposely versus purposefully"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/purposely-or-purposefully-difference#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Purposely or Purposefully \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/","name":"Writing Explained","description":"Grammar, Style, and Usage","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#organization","name":"Writing Explained","url":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Writing-Explained-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Writing-Explained-Logo.png","width":650,"height":650,"caption":"Writing Explained"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WritingExplained","https:\/\/x.com\/Writing_Class","https:\/\/instagram.com\/writingexplained\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/Writing_Class\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/#\/schema\/person\/82785176f927165d5b88cbe6f80d7bc1","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94020d4fd8adf1825532713e7fbd0ed54c3273cfa59ff9e735518146918a31c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94020d4fd8adf1825532713e7fbd0ed54c3273cfa59ff9e735518146918a31c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94020d4fd8adf1825532713e7fbd0ed54c3273cfa59ff9e735518146918a31c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12992,"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12988\/revisions\/12992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}