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| Peak vs. Peek Let's take a closer look to what "peak" and "peek" mean in order to clarify every puzzling aspect of "peak vs. peek". Peak vs. Peek Not only are these words phonetically similar, but also syntactical… |
| 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 – · … |
| Idioms that are a piece of cake… 1. On Cloud nine – when you are extremely happy. · She is on cloud nine since morning, as she got selected for the job. · … |
| Grasp vs. Gasp vs Gape vs. Gap Grasp Grasping a concept is to understand it quickly. Grasping something is to get hold of it tightly. · She grasps the concepts easily. · … |
| Writing Mistakes To Avoid So You Can Appear To Be Intelligent I have quite a few writer friends for whom English is a second language and I have to tell you straight out, I admire them. English is tough for those of us born speaking it. English is a language th… |
| Resist vs. Desist Resist Resist as a verb means to prevent some action from happening. For example – · I resisted myself from eating ice-creams as I had severe cold. ·&… |
| Useful Grammar Tips and Tricks For Copywriters One thing that can be said about the human race is that nobody is perfect. There are many individuals in the world that have their own set of flaws and have to live with it. However, just because peo… |
| Relive vs. Relieve Relive Relive is to live an experience or memory again (re+live). Relive can be written with the ‘-‘ symbol as re-live as well. It is a verb that became more popular in its usage during 2000’s. When … |
| Subjunctive mood What is mood? – a mood is a form a verb takes to show how it (the verb) should be regarded. For example, command, wish, request etc… Subjunctive moods tell about a wish or suggestion. Subjunctive sen… |
| Vocabulary Usage By reading a wide variety of authors and various types of writing you can build up your vocabulary and acquire the necessary skill in the proper use of words, phrases and idioms. Consciously or subco… |
| Munition vs. Ammunition The English language is rich with words that, while often used interchangeably, possess distinct meanings and connotations. Two such terms that frequently elicit confusion are 'munition' |
| 5 of the World’s Newest Languages In this article, we will be looking at five of the world’s newest languages. The formation of a language is a slow-moving, living process that is influenced by many factors. Histori… |
| Indirect Object A sentence in English language is made up of a subject, a verb and sometimes an object. We all are familiar with what a subject and a verb is, but what is the object. The subject of a sentence is the… |
| 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… |
