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Lens vs. Lense
Lens” and “lense” represent a pair of two controverted English words, because of their spellings and forms. As the English language has probably got you used, there are so many paronyms and words loo…
Verbs - Words That Do or Are
In this section, we’ll explore the most important word in the English language: the verb. If you want to develop a powerful writing style, you must learn what verbs do in our language.
Why?
The…
Resign vs. Re-sign
Do you intend to re-sign the employment contract? Susan had resolved to resign from her position. Notice the above two sentences. Did you understand the meanings of resign and re-sign from them? If n…
Transitive and Intransitive
The trick question we used above to determine whether a verb is transitive will always nail a verb as transitive or intransitive: Can I [verb] somebody or something? If yes, the verb is transitive. I…
transitive verb - vocabulary
noun
Note: The transitive verb is a good thing to know. Because many experienced writers usually know its ins and outs, I’ve included a brief discussion here.
Here’s an excerpt…
perspicacious, perspicacity - vocabulary
adjective
Perspicacious: having a keen mental understanding or perception; shrewd; astute; discerning.
noun
Perspicacity: keen mental understanding or perce…
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. ·    …
Dog Language: Words from A Dog’s World
If you are thinking about getting a dog, or if you already have a dog, it is important to know some of the vocabulary in the dog world. 
In this article, you will find:
• Words that descri…
“Your” and “Its”
Personal Pronouns - Watch Out - Your and its
I would be remiss in my duties as an early 21st-century reincarnation of Miss Hamrick if I didn’t pause and talk a bit about serious p…
Disinterested vs. Uninterested
Alex brought her disinterested friend to solve the dispute between her and Adam who was uninterested in any such thing. Does the above sentence gives you a about what is going on? Do you understand t…
Realise vs. Realize
There are many spelling differences between American and British English. In some cases, the same word will be spelled one way in American English and another way in British English. There are times …
Subject-Verb Agreement - Plural Subjects
Watch Out
Before winding up our discussion of conjunctions, we need to visit the notion of subject-verb agreement in number. When you write a plural subject, you must use a plural…
Pronoun as the Object of a Preposition
Object of a Preposition
A noun attached to a sentence by a preposition is the object of the preposition, which requires the objective case of a pronoun taking the place of the nou…
Chapter 9 - “It’s” vs. “Its”
“Should you take out it’s apostrophe?”
Hardly a day goes by without my seeing the use of its when the writer means it’s. Or it’s when the writer means its. The two expressions dif…
Leaned vs. Leant
Past simple tense for verbs in English, especially when you’re not sure whether that word is or is not regular, can be difficult to remember. And when there are two or more forms officially accepted …
Second Person
English grammar is not very complicated it just needs a little bit of concentration and understanding. When it comes to English literature, it is yet simpler. Have you heard about the terms first per…
Sea vs. See
When do we use “sea”?Always used as a noun, “sea” mainly defines a very large, natural expanse of salt water. The same word can also be used when trying to express a large expanse of something, such …
Either-Neither-Both
1. With too and so respectively Differences between Either and too (both either and too are used at the end of a sentence) – Consider this example – Person 1 – I got good marks. Person 2 – I got go…
Hoard vs. Horde
Grandfather has a hoard of old gold coins which he like to brag about to a horde of people. The above sentence contains a pair of homophones; hoard and horde. The homophones (as evident from the sent…
Lighted vs. Lit
Sometimes, it might be difficult to identify in which cases we should use a word and which cases require the use of another, yet very similar one. "Lighted" and "Lit" are two words in this situation,…
Sundae vs. Sunday
“Sundae” vs. “Sunday”The main reason why some people tend to confuse “Sundae” and “Sunday” is their similar spellings. To make things even more confusing, both words are nouns as well as common, ever…
Cue vs. Queue
Cue” and “queue” are one of the problematic English words, especially for inexperienced users. The confusion is owed, obviously, to the amazing similarity between their pronunciation. If you don’t se…
Flout vs. Flaunt
He always flaunts about how he flout the rules every time. The above sentence contains two very closely associated words, flout and flaunt, which have vaguely similar pronunciation and spellings but …
besides, beside
As prepositions, these two are commonly interchanged, but their meanings do differ, according to traditionalists.
Besides means “other than” or “in addition to” while besi…
Guarantee vs. Guaranty
When you see the pair of words "guarantee" and "guaranty", do you think they are confused or misspelled? Are they both correct and accepted for the same meaning, or are they completely different rega…


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