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Ship vs. Boat
Introduction The English language presents various challenges, particularly when it comes to words that appear similar yet have distinct meanings. Among these are "ship" and "boat," two terms freque…
The Word “Like” Serves as 7 Parts of Speech
A Grammatical Analysis for Children
The word like serves as seven of the parts of speech. The only function it doesn’t serve?  It isn’t a pronoun. But it does cover the other seve…
More on the Awful “Like” Word
In my last blog, I began my diatribe against the awful like word. In this edition, we’ll explore some grammar and see how the like word can serve as seven out of the eight parts of speech. Many child…
Shear vs. Sheer
Her sheer hard work sheared all the obstacles in her way to success. Sheer and shear are two words that have the same origin and sound but entirely different meanings. They are often confused with ea…
Jewelry vs. Jewellery
At a first sight, one of these seems to be wrong. It's either "jewelry" or "jewellery", but one of them is certainly a mistake, right? Well, no. But let's take a closer look and understand why both f…
Improve Your Writing & Credibility as a Writer with Proper Grammar
Since we all age and forget the basic grammar rules we learn in grade school, I have provided a short guide on grammar for your review. Also, test yourself when you are giving birth to a masterpiece …
Common Grammatical Mistakes

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Trolling vs. Jigging
The words 'trolling' and 'jigging' both refer to activities often associated with fishing, yet they represent markedly different methods and implications. This essay…
What are Homographs
We are all familiar with synonyms – they are words that mean the same thing. For rich writing, we use different words in different situations to convey the same thing – for example, I can say that ‘h…
The Awful “Like” Word – Part I
If you have a “like” habit, the time has come: Break it. Many people cannot make it through a single sentence without scores of “I’m like” and “She was like” and “She’s all . . . .” For g…
The “Like” Word Threatens Your Career
In my last blog, we looked at some grammar governing the use of the like word. Now let’s see what the experts have to say. As you’ll see, they mince no words. Overusing Like Threatens Your Career Con…
How To Write An Amazing Blog Post
Picture a cheese sandwich — a truly terrible one. What does it look like? If you’re anything like me, you’re thinking of something like a single square of processed cheese (I see it curling and brown…
Benefitted vs. Benefited
The basic rule when building the past-tense form of a regular verb is to add "-ed". A special rule, anyway, is used when we're talking about a monosyllabic verb that ends in this pattern: consonant-v…
Prefix Words
Introduction
Many words start with prefixes; e.g., nonresident, antitrust, coparty, and a spate of others. As a writer, you must learn the rules of hyphenation. So let's start wit…
Chapter 13 - The “Like” Word
“Like, I’mlike gonna learn how to like talk.”
If you have a “like” habit, the time has come: Break it. Many people cannot make it through a single sentence without scores of “I’m …
Fair vs. Fare
English language is filled with difficult and puzzling type of words. One of the type of words is homophones that are pronounced the same way but mean and spell differently. The words we are discussi…
Grammar Mistakes Leading to Plagiarism Issues in English Writing
When learning English, you have to deal with essays, reviews, research, and other types of papers. Assigning them, your tutors won't estimate mere grammar and vocabulary but also check if you didn't …
Peer vs. Pier
Pier and peer are homophones, meaning they sound alike but are spelled differently, and mean different things. They are also easily confused words. The spell-check application in word-processing soft…
Overusing “Like” Threatens Your Career
Consider the Views of the Experts.
New Fowler By the mid-20c., however, [the use of like] as an incoherent and prevalent filler had reached the proportions of an …
as, like
Back in the olden days, when tobacco companies advertised on TV, Winston used the slogan: Winston tastes good like a cigarette should. In that sentence, the word like
Techniques to Develop or Acquire Good Essay Topics
Full Guide On How to Come Up With Good Essay Topics Many little things make students’ lives easier. Keeping a planner. Carrying a water bottle. Catching a mid-day nap. Watching a how-to YouTube vide…
How to Avoid Grammar Mistakes in Your Writing?
The truth is, it is nearly impossible to write a 3000-word essay that is completely free of grammar and spelling errors. However, there is a great chance that you can minimize the errors so much that…
Today’s Slang: 15 Traditional Words That Have New Meanings
Slang is often invented and used by the youth of each generation. These new words, or new ways of using existing words, provide the young with a way of defining their identity, separate from their pa…
Bellow vs. Below
How often do you find yourself wondering whether you should spell "below" or "bellow" while writing something? If you have seen this word spelled in both forms, chances are you got confused and you a…


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