Found 256 articles starting with S: Page #8

statute, stature, statue

A statute is an edict, decree, or law passed by a legislature.A statue is a lifelike sculpture that might become valuable when the arms fall off.Stature mea...

Steal vs. Steel

Introduction The English language is rich with homophones—words that sound the same but have different meanings. Two such words are 'steal' and 'steel.' Despite their phonetic similarities, they belong to different parts of speech and car...

Stocks vs. Shares

In the financial world, the terms 'stocks' and 'shares' are frequently used to describe ownership in a company. However, despite their common interchangeability in everyday language, these terms have distinct mean...

stolid - vocabulary

adjective
Revealing or having little emotion or sensibility; impassive; unemotional. The Indian sat on the front seat, saying nothing to anybody, with a stolid expression of face, as if...

stomach - correct spelling

noun and verb
Example: He filled his stomach with junk food. noun
Example: He couldn’t ...

Story vs. Storey

Dealing with similar spellings of various words, using them correctly and avoiding misspelling is often overwhelming; though it gets easier once you sort out which spellings refers to what. If you are in doubt about “story” and “storey”, we’ll help y...

Story vs. Storey

Story An absolutely common word, story is used by everyone to describe events that are real or imaginary, usually told for entertainment. Story can be short or long and can descri...

straight - correct spelling

adjective, adverb, and noun
Example: He walked in a straight line. adjective...

strategy - correct spelling

noun
Not strategery. :-)Example: The company’s president developed a new marketing strategy....

strength - correct spelling

noun
Example: His bulging muscles showed his strength....

strenuous - correct spelling

adjective
Example: The doctor advised him to refrain from strenuous exercise....

stretch - correct spelling

verb, noun, and adjective
Example: You should stretch before exercise. verb
E...

striking - correct spelling

verb (present participle of the verb strike) and adjective
Example: The builder was striking...

Strive vs. Stride vs. Strife

Stride Stride is a verb that means to take a careful step towards an aim, or to cross even difficult obstacles in a p...

stubbornness - correct spelling

noun
Not stubbernness or stubborness.Example: His stubbornness irritated his neighbors....

studying - correct spelling

verb (present participle of the verb study)Example: We are studying effective writing....

stultify - vocabulary

verb
To give an appearance of foolishness to; to render wholly futile or ineffectual, usually in a degrading or frustrating way. A calm virility and a dreamy humor, marked contrasts to her level-headedness—i...

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suasion - vocabulary

noun
The act of urging, advising, or persuading; an instance of persuasion. All gentle cant and philosophizing to the contrary notwithstanding, no people in this world ever did achieve their freedom by goody...

Subconscious vs. Unconscious: What is the Difference?

In this article:1. I will define these three levels of mind by comparing them to an iceberg.2....

subject

The grammatical subject of a sentence or clause is a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or a pronoun
. The subject names what...

Subject Complement

You would have come across the word complement a thousand times while reading, listening or writing English ...

Subject-Verb Agreement - Plural Subjects

Watch OutBefore winding up our discussion of conjunctions, we need to visit the notion of subject-verb agreement in number. When you write a plural subject, you must use a plural verb. When you write a singular subject, you m...

subjective case

No matter what type of writing you are working on, you will sooner or later face the need for proofreading and editing your piece since these are important stages of the entire writing process. Therefore, any...

Subjective Vs Subjunctive

Subjective Subjective is an adjective that means a report or statement submitted based on a person’s individual ideas and opinions. Subjective statements are usually lengthy and represent personal opinions rather than ...