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| Only If vs. If Only Only If “You fail only if you stop writing.” -Ray Bradbury Let’s start our exploration by separating the words only and if. If is a conjunction that joins phrases together: it means on the c… |
| Rule of Parallel Structure Though we’ll study parallel construction in the eBook Developing a Powerful Writing Style, I must introduce the concept here, for producing a parallel series requires the use of two of the conjunctio… |
| Frequently Asked Questions A lot or Alot? A or An? Accept or Except? Acronyms and Initialisms? Active or Passive Verbs? Affect or Effect? All Ready or Already? Allusion or Illusion? Among or Am… |
| Practice vs. Practise With "practice" and "practise" being distinct due to only one letter, you might be tempted to think it's the same situation as in the case of "device" and "devise". More exactly, that this different … |
| Blockquote Test Page Only Blockquote Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer to… |
| Many vs. Much Many” and “much” are often considered synonyms by English users, but even though they have similar meanings and refer to the same concepts, they can’t actually be considered synonyms. They are used i… |
| Restrict vs. Constrict Overview Just to give a general idea, let us understand the basic meaning with an example. What is restrict? – To restrict someone from doing something is to control them. For example, you would have… |
| Levee vs. Levy Levee vs. LevySo, “levee” and “levy” sound very similar – we’ve already confirmed that. But apart from this similarity and their vaguely similar spelling, there’s nothing else that connects these two… |
| 3. Placing the Word “Only” According to Garner Oxford, the word only is “the most frequently misplaced of all English words.” Garner Oxford, p. 239. You should put only immediately before the word you intend to limit. The grea… |
| The role of grammar in learning foreign languages Recently, the question has been raised more and more often about the role and importance of grammar directly in the process of teaching foreign languages. As you know, in the history of teaching fore… |
| Dependant vs. Dependent Dependant vs. Dependent So you saw "dependant" and "dependent" written both ways, used both as nouns and as adjectives, in all types of contexts and in both American and British English. In the en… |
| only Garner Oxford at p. 239 describes only as “the most frequently misplaced of all English words.” You should put only immediately before the word you intend to limit. … |
| parallel construction When you write a series of elements in a sentence, each element must (1) appear in the same grammatical form and (2) perform the same grammatical function. This is the rule of parallel construction. … |
| 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 ar… |
| nonparallel construction When you write a series of elements in a sentence, each element must (1) appear in the same grammatical form and (2) perform the same grammatical function. This is the rule of parallel construction. … |
| Sole vs. Soul Sole vs. SoulWhether it’s for a paper you’re writing or for your own general knowledge, it’s essential to know the distinct meanings of “sole” and “soul” in order to use them properly in your writing… |
| No Deposit Bonus Terminology: How to Correctly Interpret and Use Specific Terms
What is a no deposit bonus, and what do players need to understand about this bonus? What important terms and features should bonus gamblers focus on? This article will cover the basic … |
| Indices vs. Indexes Indices vs. Indexes "Indices" is frequently used wrongly in various phrases, presentations and speeches, because it is often confused for "indexes". Some think these words refer to the same thing … |
| Imaginative vs. Imaginary Imaginative” and “imaginary” are two words that look and sound very familiar – and this is the main reason why they are often confused and used with the wrong meaning. Some people think that they are… |
| Hands on vs. Hands-on Hands-on" approach, "hands-on" experience, "hands-on" work - using this structure has become very common especially during the last years, in the English vocabulary. It is a very popular way of prese… |
| "A," "An," "The" - The Articles At this point in our study of the eight parts of speech, it’s a good idea to discuss three little words we have a hard time classifying in the English language—the articles, a, an, and the. They d… |
| Farther vs. Further At some point, “farther” and “further” do mean the same thing. Or, more exactly, you can use whichever you prefer, in a certain context. And this is also the point where all confusions and doubts sta… |
| Mischievious vs. Mischievous Have you recently seen the word you knew as "mischievous" also spelled "mischievious" and are you not sure anymore about which one is correct? Well, there are plenty of words in English that differ o… |
| “Fewer” vs. “Less” Nine Items or Fewer A couple of adjectives cause many writers a lot of trouble: less vs. fewer. Let’s straighten out the problems. Write with fewer lesses. Many writers confuse fe… |
| Forty vs. Fourty Forty vs. Fourty Derivation is one of the four means of word formation and probably the most important, using suffixes and prefixes to create new words. But at the same time, derivation can also b… |
