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| vestige - vocabulary noun A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone; a surviving evidence of a condition or practice. Most people with whom I talk, men and women even of some originality… |
| Present perfect tense First let’s understand the syntax – Use has/have and 3rd form of verb to form present perfect sentence. For example – We have seen this movie. (see(1) saw(2) seen(3)) She has cleaned her room. (cle… |
| Getting Your Pre- and Post-College Finances in Shape Reduce Monthly Expenses If you find yourself worried about past education debt, you can do a few minutes of online research and locate a lender who offers consolidation services. By putting all your… |
| 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… |
| Past Indefinite Tense The term tenses is used in English language to describe the occurrence of verb. Tense also has other meanings but grammatically speaking, this is the only meaning of the term.In today’s article, … |
| 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. ·&… |
| Illegal vs. Illicit Illegal vs. Illicit: Navigating Distinctions in Wrongful Acts Understanding the differences between "illegal" and "illicit" involves recognizing variations in the usage of these terms to describe wro… |
| May vs. May May vs. MayJust before we get started, it's important to clarify that there’s no rule that the word ”may” must never be written with capital letters. In other words, writing ”may” with a capital lett… |
| Casual vs. Causal Casual – · to not take something very seriously. Example – he has a very casual attitude towards work. · Somethin… |
| Present Continuous Tense Tenses are a vital component of English language and grammar or the whole language is standing on the pillars of tenses.In today’s article, I will be discussing about what tense is, what are its … |
| 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 … |
| E.g. vs. I.e. E.g. vs. I.e. Abbreviations are always a great solution for people who type or write fast and need to shorten their words in order to maximize their efficiency and time. But at the same time, they… |
| Effective vs. Affective Another pair of words that can generate a lot of confusion if used wrongly, is represented by “effective” and “affective”. Misspelling or replacing them one with the other is an often mistake, easy t… |
| Defuse vs. Diffuse The bomb squad defused the bomb and contained the gas before it diffused in the air.English as a language never stops to amaze its learners. As easy as it might be, there are times when you find your… |
| Learned vs. Learnt What is the past tense of learn? Consider the following sentence:I learnt French last year.Are you getting thoughts in your mind that say that this sentence has got something wrong in it? Maybe it’s … |
| Creak vs. Creek The words creak, creek sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Consider the sentences below: From inside came the creak and moan of a swinging door. Let’s go on down to the creek. C… |
| Tips to improve your writing Follow structures Trust me, your new and unique structure is not the best thing since sliced toast. If anything, self- built text structures usually just confuse the reader. If you are writing a … |
| Then vs. Than The policeman’s strategy was better than the burglar’s so he waited for him to make a move first and then arrested him. Did you notice than and then in the above sentence? Do you sometimes get confus… |
| Labour vs. Labor English learners are sometimes confused when they see two words with very similar spellings and meanings. They read about them both and when the time comes to use that word in an essay, they are all … |
| Flyer vs. Flier Differences between different spellings of English words come from a lot of sources: different meanings, double form acceptance, American or British English variations, diversity of prefixes or suffi… |
| redolent - vocabulary adjective Smelling sweet and agreeable; also, suggestive or reminiscent. Note: The word redolent is often followed by the preposition of. They are very proper forest houses, th… |
| Comradery vs. Camaraderie There is a small probability that you saw "comradery" spelled like this, according to statistics that show that "camaraderie" is used significantly more frequently in English. Yet, if you are wonderi… |
| Brake vs. Break English language is filled with difficult and puzzling type of words. One of the type of words is homophones that are pronounced the same way but mean and spell differently. The words we are discussi… |
| Drier vs. Dryer Drier vs. Dryer: Navigating Variations in Spelling Understanding the differences between "drier" and "dryer" involves recognizing variations in spelling and usage. This article aims to clarify the di… |
| Grizzly vs. Grisly Grisly and grizzly both have different meanings and spellings but they sound exactly same. These types of words are known as homophones and they cause a lot of confusion among native and new English … |
