aloud vs allowed :

aloud or allowed

If you think Grandma allowed the kids to eat too much ice cream, you’d better not say so aloud, or her feelings will be hurt. “Aloud” means “out loud” and refers to sounds (most often speech) that can be heard by others. But this word is often misused when people mean “allowed,” meaning “permitted.”

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Definitions
  aloud
  • r  using the voice; not silently
    please read the passage aloud
  • r  with relatively high volume
    cried aloud for help
News & Articles
  aloud
  • Theater review: New Works evokes with text
    Plays are meant to be performed with living people in front of a living audience. Joan Lazarus, executive director of the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp, is proud that the school can continue this tradition this year as it has for the past 100 years since the camp was founded. This weekend, the 2013 New Works Festival, a collection of three unproduced plays read aloud in front ...
    June 17, 2013 - The Steamboat Pilot & Today
  • A few pranks, lots of thanks at Westport graduation
    Go build a better tomorrow,Superintendent Carlos Colley read aloud from his address to the Class of 2013. However, before he could complete his next sentence, he was suddenly interrupted by music. Within seconds, the stage was full of students dancing...
    June 16, 2013 - The Standard-Times
  • Irony: Matthews Blasts People Who ‘Never Change The Freaking Subject’ From ‘Obsession’ With Guns
    On Thursday, Chris Matthews wondered aloud how proponents of new gun laws can break through the “obsession” Second Amendment rights advocates have with their firearms. He said that gun rights advocates “think about nothing else” and “never change the freaking subject.” Matthews asked how to penetrate that myopic focus; all the while, the chyron below him announced the breaking news that the use ...
    June 13, 2013 - Mediaite
  allowed
  • Mastectomy Photos Allowed By New Facebook Policy
    Mastectomy Photos are allowed in a new Facebook policy clarification. In response to a petition signed by 20,000 Facebook users, the social media giant has decided to clarify their policy. Their previous exclusion of mastectomies sparked outrage worldwide. In a written statement, Facebook representatives explained that it has never specifically banned photos of mastectomy. However ...
    June 12, 2013 - The Inquisitr
  • Lawn Chairs Now Allowed at Bob Dylan Concert at Bayfront Park
    Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Following an overwhelming response from Bob Dylan fans about chairs not being allowed at the concert at Bayfront Park, officials have now changed their mind.
    June 12, 2013 - Northland's News Center
  • Cookbook review: 'No Girls Allowed' offers simple, tasty recipes
    “No Girls Allowed: Cookbook for Men” by Greg Ford is a simple cookbook with recipes that even the most inept cook...
    June 11, 2013 - Deseret News