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| Interested vs. Interesting Now let’s try to understand when to use which one. Use interesting to talk about a ‘thing’. Something is interesting. But, you/I/we (people) are interested in something i.e. use interested to talk a… |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| Aisle vs. Isle Aisle and isle are one of the most confusing pair of words as they sound exactly alike and their spellings are almost similar too. There is however, a great difference between their meanings. Most yo… |
| participle Every main verb has two kinds of participles: a past participle and a present participle. The past participle shows up in verb conjugation in two ways: (1) to form the perfect ten… |
| Possessive pronouns vs. Possessive adjectives Possessive The word possessive itself is an adjective, which means expressing possession or ownership of something. Possessive pronouns Based on the definition above, we use possessive pronouns to t… |
| File vs. Fill Fill Fill as we know is to occupy a space with something. For example, fill the bottle with water. Filling can be used in more than one way. For one, it is the continuous form of fill. For example, … |
| alot, a lot, allot The word lot is a one-word noun. When you precede it with the article a, you write the expression as two words: a lot. You wouldn’t refer to a tree … |
| Light vs. Lite Light vs. Lite You might download an app on your phone and see it's the "lite" version. Or you might buy a product from the store with less calories, from the "lite" edition. As you probably notic… |
| Indorsement vs. Endorsement You are probably used to spelling the word "endorsement" just like this, starting with "e". So it is natural that you are confused when you see it spelled "indorsement" on certain documents or in onl… |
| Licence vs. License Are you licensed to use this machine? Do you have a license acclaiming you to use this machine? Are the above sentences right? Do you think that one of the sentence should have license with different… |
| Conditional Sentences If you are paving your path to learn better English or trying to improve your grammar you must have come across the conditional sentences. You might get an idea of what a conditional sentence is by j… |
| Coma vs. Comma Most pairs of words that are frequently misspelled do have some subtle differences in the way they sound, due to a different letter or pronunciation. That makes it easier to spot the difference betwe… |
| Collaborate vs. Corroborate If you are having a hard time deciding when to use the commonly confused words, collaborate and corroborate, you are not the only one. The words collaborate and corroborate don't fall under the categ… |
| Amuse vs. Bemuse You may be confused by the words amused and bemused. They sound so much the same but mean something completely different. This could bemuse some and amuse others. Don’t let it befuddle you because it… |
| Lead vs. Led Lead” and “led” vary through only one letter, when it comes to their spellings. This makes them sound very similarly and encourages some English users to believe that they can replace them without an… |
| Capital vs. Capitol The legislators were called to the capitol to discuss the issues of country’s capital.The above sentence constitutes two words, capital and capitol, which are both homophones. This means that capital… |
| 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… |
| Fiber vs. Fibre Every fiber of her body was throbbing with pain after the crash. Pay attention to the word fiber in the above sentence and think about it. Do you believe that fiber used here must have different spel… |
| Paralyze vs. Paralyse “The patient’s spinal cord is paralyzed,” said the doctor. Did the author use right spellings of paralyze in the above sentence? Are you in doubt about the spellings and need more information to deci… |
| Maneuver vs. Manoeuvre Maneuver and manoeuvre are among the list of those words which have more than one spellings and which are a cause of a lot of confusion among young English writers. The word itself is a long, uncommo… |
| 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… |
| Homogenous vs. Homogeneous If you haven’t yet figured out what’s different in both the words, it is just the extra ‘e’. Yet, there is no similarity in the meaning of homogenous and homogeneous. In this Grammar.com |
| Grammatical Mood English grammar is a diversified and varied branch of English language and one has to have complete command of it to understand and write well. You might or might not have come across the word mood o… |
| Admit vs. Confess Ever wondered about the difference between admission and confession? And don’t say there isn’t because there IS! Admit and confess is a pair of words that usually tips of writers while writing their… |
