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| 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… |
| Conjugating Regular Verbs Conjugating Regular Verbs - Charts Here are completed charts showing the conjugation of the regular verb to skip: Present Tense, Regular Verb Here’s the pre… |
| Conjugating Irregular Verbs Our grades plummeted when we had to conjugate irregular verbs in Miss Hamrick’s class. There was no way to figure out a scheme or system that would explain the necessary forms of irregular verbs, tha… |
| Conjugating in the Progressive Aspect The progressive tenses show an ongoing action. Some grammarians call the progressive tense the progressive aspect. So let's learn the tricks of conjugating in the progressive aspect. Once Amber an… |
| Encase vs. Incase The doubts created by the pair of words “encase” and “incase” are a normal effect of their similarity in pronunciation and writing. Words that are spelled almost identically often create confusions a… |
| 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… |
| Check vs. Cheque The fact that you see words spelled very similarly and used with the same meaning often can be overwhelming, especially if you are not sure whether both of them are correct. The same applies to "chec… |
| Among vs. Amongst Amongst" is obviously formed by adding the suffix "-st" to the preposition "among". But you have probably always seen both of these terms used in the same context, just like they mean the same. Then … |
| Loath vs. Loathe Elle was loathed to admit that she loathed her mother. Read the above sentence and ponder for a moment. Does it make sense? What context do you get out of that sentence? If it is confusing and you c… |
| Gaslighting and The Metaverse: 2 Popular Words In today’s article, I have described Gaslighting and The Metaverse: 2 Popular Words. Although not new, these two words have increased in popularity in the last few years. Continue reading … |
| 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… |
| Ageing vs. Aging Ageing vs. Aging Conversion is one of the most important methods of word formation in English. The English vocabulary has obtained plenty of new nouns and adjectives using conversion from verbs, f… |
| Learned vs. Learnt What is the past tense of learn? Consider the following sentence:I learnt French last year.Are you getting thoughts in your mind that say that this sentence has got something wrong in it? Maybe it’s … |
| Amend vs. Emend You will rarely see "emend" spelled like this, rather than "amend". But you might, and it's important that you know it's not a misspelling, as you may be tempted to think at a first sight, only becau… |
| Top 10 Common Grammar Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) It’s normal to make mistakes, especially when you're on the road to learning a language. However, grammatical issues often prevent readers from understanding the text and listeners from correctly… |
| Transitive Verbs Verbs with Objects As Amber and Igor became grammatically aware, Amber noticed that action verbs came in two models. One described someone (the subject) doing something (the verb)… |
| Verb Conjugation Verb Conjugation in English Every verb in the English language has two states or dimensions—two realms, if you will. In the infinitive state, the verb reveals only the activity de… |
| Split Infinitives Perhaps no “rule” of grammar sparks more controversy than the “rule” against splitting infinitives. Leading experts on the English language, however, point out that the split infinitive appeared in t… |
| "Different from" vs. "Different than" Watch Out The word than typically follows a comparative adjective, such as closer or more bizarre. You would thus say: K Street is closer than M… |
| “There is” - Huge Grammatical Mistake I’ll go out on a limb: Sometime today, most people reading this section will make this grammatical mistake, perhaps not in writing, but certainly in speech. Listen carefully to your sentences startin… |
| 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 co… |
| Criteria vs. Criterion Criteria” and “criterion” might be a pair of words that you rarely hear of, mainly because one is barely used, whereas the other is frequently used wrongly. If you believe that these words are synony… |
| Somber vs. Sombre Somber and sombre are a pair or words that are opposite to homophones that is, they have different spellings but same meaning. The words like these with different spellings and same meaning causes eq… |
| May vs Might Most of us use “may” and “might” interchangeably. We often choose one or the other without giving it much thought and both sound right in most situations. But there are contexts and nuances … |
| 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. … |
