Found 349 articles starting with C: Page #8

commemorate - correct spelling

commemorateverb
Example: The town wanted to commemorate the war hero....

Comment vs. Commentary

Comment Comment is a short statement or remark about something one has seen or experienced. For example, ‘your shoes are nice’ is a comment on the shoes, ‘it was a funny movie’ is also a comment. Comment can be verbal or writt...

Commercial and Literary Style of Writing

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commission - correct spelling

commissionnoun and verb
Example: The real-estate agent worked hard for her commission. noun...

commitment - correct spelling

commitmentnoun
Example: He made a significant commitment to his community by promising to send every child to college....

committed - correct spelling

committedverb (past tense and past participle of the verb commit)Example: He com...

committee - correct spelling

committeenoun
Example: He detested the interminable meetings of the committee....

Common Dissertation Writing Mistakes to Avoid

Your dissertation sure is important! It can make or break your time at university. The thing is, as you’ve never written anything this long before, writing a text like this can be quite overwhelming and there are a lot of opportu...

Common Grammatical Mistakes

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Common Traps to Avoid

The English language can lay many traps for unwary writers, who can embarrass themselves by using a plural verb with a singular subject (more common) or a singular verb with a plural subject (less common). Once you understand the most common traps, h...

Common Yiddish Idioms in English

Did you know that the word “bagel” is taken from Yiddish?How about the origin of the word “glitch”? Di...

Commonly Used Abbreviations in the English Language

In the vast landscape of language, abbreviations play a pivotal role in enhancing communication efficiency. They condense complex terms and phrases into shorter forms, facilitating rapid comprehension and transmission of information. Below, we del...

communicate - correct spelling

communicateverb
Example: We will communicate with you next week and close the deal then....

Communism vs. Socialism

The terms Communism and Socialism are often used interchangeably in casual conversation, yet they represent distinct political and economic ideologies with different objectives, methods, and historical application...

company - correct spelling

companynoun
Example: She is always good company.Example: She started a successful ...

comparative - correct spelling

comparativeadjective and noun (grammatical term)Example: He has a comparative advantage because of his vast experi...

Comparative Adjective

The English we speak and write appears to be simple enough to be easily understandable by everyone. But when...

Comparative and Superlative forms of Adjectives and Adverbs

The English language uses adjectives and adverbs in a sentence to describe the quality of a noun or a verb. ...

comparative state

Modifiers—adjectives and adverbs
—attribute qualities to nouns and verbs. When the modifier shows a greater quality, it appears in the comparative state.Usually, for adjectives, you form ...

Compared To vs Compared With: What is the Difference?

The phrases “compared to” and “compared with” are used interchangeably and are usually assumed to have the same meaning. But do they?  ...

compel - correct spelling

compelverb
The past tense and past participle are spelled compelled.Example: ...

competent - correct spelling

competentadjective
Example: He served as a competent administrator in the school system....

competition - correct spelling

competitionnoun
Example: She relishes the competition of the other companies....

Compiler vs. Debugger

Introduction In the landscape of computer programming and software development, two essential tools often mentioned are compilers and debuggers. Although they serve distinct purposes and operate at differ...

Complaisant vs. Complacent

John is a compla...