149: Principal and Principle May 6, 2015

'Principal' and 'principle' are commonly confused words. They are both derived of the same word, 'princeps', meaning 'foundations', but over time they have been morphed and changed, and adopted into different languages enough that the spelling is slightly different but the meanings are somewhat similar. 'Principal' means 'most important' or 'person in charge, and 'principle' means 'rule, basis for conduct'; after all, one's morals should be most important, in other words: one's principles should be principal priorities.