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| Never mind vs. Nevermind Never mind vs. Nevermind: Navigating Common Expressions When expressing dismissal or indicating that something is not worth further consideration, the terms "never mind" and "nevermind" are often use… |
| Dialog vs. Dialogue I wrote a dialogue between a customer and a shopkeeper. I wrote a dialog between a customer and a shopkeeper. Which of the above sentence is correct? Is a longer dialogue a dialogue and a shorter one… |
| Offence vs. Offense The team had troubles with their offense because they key player was injured. The offence was clearly much lighter than the punishment. Do you know the difference between offence with a c and offense… |
| A Comprehensive Guide to the World's Most Difficult Grammars Top 5 languages with the most difficult grammar Learning a new language may be thrilling and challenging at the same time. While learning certain languages is very simple, learning others takes more… |
| Illicit vs. Elicit The boss’s illicit association with his secretary elicited for a solution in order to retain the healthy office environment. Illicit and elicit have very close spellings and pronunciation with each o… |
| Son vs. Sun Son vs. SunBesides their similar spellings and the fact that they both function as a noun within most phrases, the words ``son” and “sun” actually have nothing else in common. They are not synonyms, … |
| Altogether vs. All together It was an altogether decision to agree to all terms all together.If the above sentence has confused you to the core and you cannot decide if it’s right or wrong, worry not. We are here to help you wi… |
| Perform vs. Preform Perform Perform means to showcase one’s skill in something. It can be a dance, song or even an exam. For example, • He performed well during the semester exams. • The group perf… |
| incentivize, incent These words, probably concocted in some business school, date from the 1970s. Both mean “to motivate or encourage.” Technically, they mean “to provide incentives.” The word incentivize |
| Pore vs. Pour Take a look at the above two sentences. One of them is not correct. Can you identify which one? Pore and pour are homophones which means that they both rhyme with each other but their meanings and s… |
| Peddle vs. Pedal English spelling is full of apparent idiosyncrasies – native speakers and learners alike grapple with doubling consonants, how to form plurals, ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’’, and have to dodge ump… |
| Irony vs Sarcasm Irony and Sarcasm are both language devices that are used to shape meaning. Meaning can be expressed in complex ways. We are able to create double meanings; we can say things that we don’t mean, w… |
| nauseous, nauseated, nauseating Using nauseous for nauseated is incorrect but so common that we can no longer call it an error. But careful writers observe traditional meaning. The word … |
| 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 … |
| Recognize vs. Recognise Recognize and recognise are the two spellings of the same word that are both acceptable and exchangeable but one spellings are more commonly used in one part of the world while the others are common … |
| Miss vs. Missing Miss vs. Missing An important misunderstanding, in regard to the word "missing", is the false impression that it functions as a noun. That happens because some people tend to associate it with wo… |
| Mucus vs. Mucous Have you ever been confused by the two different spellings of "mucus" and "mucous"? Well, they seem to refer to the same thing, so why the one-letter distinction? Is it a classical situation of two a… |
| apposite - vocabulary apposite - adjective Appropriate, well-suited, apt, relevant, suitable. The opposite is inapposite, often used by lawyers to put down opponents’ arguments. Like most writers, [Millar… |
| Rules For Using Single Quotation Marks When it comes to punctuation rules, even the most experienced writers have hesitations. These rules are vague. So, if you found yourself doubting whether you need that quotation mark and which one sh… |
| Liter vs. Litre Have you ever wondered about the spellings of liter? Does writing liter makes you rethink and reconsider how you should spell it for you have come across two types of liter? You are not to be blamed!… |
| 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… |
| misspell - correct spelling misspell - verb Not mispell. When the last letter of a prefix (mis) matches the first letter of the root word (spell), you do not drop either the last letter of the prefix or the first l… |
| Moot vs. Mute Inexperienced English users can easily get tricked by “moot” and “mute”, maybe even tempted to pronounce them the same. But even though they sound similarly, they are spelled quite differently and su… |
| xylophone - correct spelling noun Example: The small child enjoyed playing the xylophone. Note: Here's an interesting "Word History" from Dictionary.com: Alphabet books for children fre… |
| Retch vs. Wretch The English language doesn’t seem to be lacking in synonyms for the verb “vomit.” We have “upchuck,” “puke,” “hurl,” “heave,” and “retch,” to name a few. So do we really need to add another one, even… |
