Grammar.com »
Found 327 articles matching: had+har Page #10
Font size:
| Amuse vs. Bemuse You may be confused by the words amused and bemused. They sound so much the same but mean something completely different. This could bemuse some and amuse others. Don’t let it befuddle you because it… |
| Amiable vs. Amicable There exists words in English language that appear to be closely related to each other hence people believe that their meanings if not exactly the same, are very much similar to each other. That is m… |
| Lonely vs. Alone Everyone knows what "lonely" and "alone" both refer to: a single person, not surrounded by people. It's about the state of being only "one". But the fact that they do refer to the same concept is als… |
| Brake vs. Break 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… |
| Fake News: How to Check Your Facts Fake news is essentially false information that is presented as true and appears at first glance to be from a trustworthy source. But don’t believe all that you read. In this article, we … |
| Gas Mask vs. Gas Station Introduction English is a language renowned for its nuances and occasional similarities between words that can lead to confusion. 'Gas mask' and 'gas station' are two such words, both involving the t… |
| On, In, At the time In time When you do something in the last moment, you are just in time. That means you weren’t late for it, and saved yourself from some disaster (bad situation). · &nbs… |
| Great vs. Grate The fact that when we pronounce "great" and "grate" we hear quite the same thing does not mean that they also mean the same thing. Yes, they have very similar spellings and yes, they are pronounced a… |
| Grill vs. Grille Grill” and “grille” represent one of the most frequently misspelled pair of English words. They sound and look extremely similar, and a lot of English users decide not to add that last “-e” anymore, … |
| Backup and Back up? What’s the Difference? We all use the word Backup. Or is it Back Up? · Are they identical, both equally right and acceptable? · Is one spelled correctly and the other si… |
| Halftime vs. Halfway Introduction English is a language renowned for its intricacies, often offering words that, while distinct, may seem similar due to their phonetic likeness. 'Halftime' and 'halfway' are two such word… |
| Allure vs. Allude vs. Elude Allude Pronounce the ‘a’ allude in the same way as you would pronounce a in assume. The rest of the letters are pronounced as leew-d. So, allude is pronounced as a-leewd. The word comes from the lati… |
| Accusative Case The grammatical case in English language is the mode of the sentence of the parts of a sentence which help us determine what part it is playing in that particular sentence. The grammatical case is di… |
| New vs. Knew If two or more words sound the same when spoken out loud, but have different meanings, they are called homophones. Be careful not to confuse homophones with homographs, which also have different mean… |
| Not Surprising vs. Not Surprisingly Not surprising vs. Not surprisingly When you want to use the opposite meaning of a word, adding "not" before that word is a usual preference to express your message. When you refer to something th… |
| Older vs. Elder Sometime back, we wrote an article about oldest vs eldest. On similar lines, today let us explore the comparative version – older vs elder. Usually to talk about 2 or more things, we use old or ol… |
| On Accident vs. By Accident By accident...The correct phrase (adverb) to use traditionally, is: ‘by accident’. It means by mistake or something that’s done without the intention of doing it. For example, “she spilled the milk b… |
| On Board vs. Onboard Have you ever wondered if you are on board or onboard a train or a plane? What about the time you agreed to help your friend carry out a crazy plan? Are you on board with his crazy idea or onboard? T… |
| When to use “Would” instead of “Will” Many non-native English learners find it confusing when it comes to the uses of “would”. The word “would” has miscellaneous uses, so confusion is not unlikely. This post aims to clear the confusion. … |
| Prepositions – At vs. In vs. On In, at and on are commonly used prepositions and are used in different situations – be it telling adate, or time, or about a place and so on. Let’s discuss these prepositions and their uses in detail… |
| When to use “When” When as an interrogative pronoun Quite simply, when is used to ask questions related to time. For example, When are you planning to come? When will Tony reach London? When was the last time you met y… |
| The verb GO Go -ing (not a phrasal verb) This is not a phrasal verb but I am discussing it to clear doubts in forming sentences using ‘going’ When you use going, you need not use any prepositions afterwards. For… |
| Effect vs. Affect The cause and effect story Well, the #metoo movement started with some genuinely affected ladies coming forward and sharing their horrifying experiences. However, the negative effect of the movement … |
| Imitate, Intimate & Intimidate Imitate (verb) – simply put, imitate is to copy someone or something, do same things as someone else. For example, · Monkeys imitate what humans do · … |
| Rejected vs. Dejected Rejected Rejected is the past tense and past participle of the word reject which means to not agree or accept for something. You reject something when it is unacceptable. For example – · … |
