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| 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… |
| Elicit vs Illicit Elicit Elicit is a verb which means to get or extract something (a fact, answer, reaction, information) from someone. It can be used in both positive and negative sense. The word draws its roots from… |
| Very vs. Too vs. Enough Too The too with the double o implies more than necessary, desirable or required. For example, · There is too much sugar in this tea. (more than I wan… |
| 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' |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| Tense Grammar of a language is composed of many components that’s together are responsible for the formation of that language. Likewise, English grammar is also a very vast and diverse term which consi… |
| Award vs. Reward Award Award can be used as a noun or a verb. It means a prize or a grant given to someone for doing something big. In late middle English, award was used to denote ‘issuing of judicial decision’ whi… |
| 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… |
| Comment vs. Commentary Comment Comment is a short statement or remark about something one has seen or experienced. For example, ‘your shoes are nice’ is a comment on the shoes, ‘it was a funny movie’ is also a comment. Com… |
| Antecedent Word or Antecedent Phrase Antecedent:Antecedent is a noun in English language and its literal meaning is something that exists before a certain time or thing. In other words, when something precedes another, it is known as an… |
| Lose vs. Loss Lose and loss are a pair of words that have somewhat similar meanings which cause the most people to confuse them and use them in each other’s place. Today I will discuss the meanings and usage of… |
| Defamation vs. Slander vs. Libel Defamation, slander, and libel are often used interchangeably, and their meanings are often confused. Do they mean the same thing? These three terms belong to the same area of law and the… |
| 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 … |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| Hairdo vs. Hairy Introduction English is a language rich in homophones, words that sound similar but have different meanings. 'Hairdo' and 'hairy' are two such words that may occasionally be used interchangeably due … |
| 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… |
