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| icon, iconoclast - vocabulary noun Icon: An image, picture, likeness, or representation; an enduring symbol; a person who is the object of devotion or attention. In the computer world, a graphical image or sym… |
| Applicant vs. Application An applicant is a person who applies for a job or position at a company or organization. This person has expressed interest in the position and has taken steps to apply, such as submitting a resume … |
| Dash Punctuation is the basic element of English grammar and without it a sentence is not only incomplete but also insensible. There are various marks of punctuation that are used in sentences to give the… |
| connote - vocabulary connote - verb To suggest or signify something in addition to the primary meaning, as in A hot cup of tea connotes hospitality and comfort. With so many mass-market goods made off-shore, American-mad… |
| Lightening vs. Lightning Standing in front of the pair of words "lightening" and "lightning", you can start questioning whether spelling them differently is mandatory or not. Well, yes it is. It's not a choice, if you spell … |
| Mischievious vs. Mischievous Have you recently seen the word you knew as "mischievous" also spelled "mischievious" and are you not sure anymore about which one is correct? Well, there are plenty of words in English that differ o… |
| Maybe vs. May be English language has a lot of compound words that refer to two completely different words being joined together to give a meaning that is usually different or same from the original meaning of the tw… |
| 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… |
| Possessives of Nouns Words are also characterized as nouns by their ability to form possessives. Again, some pronouns have this ability as well (other, other’s). So before we explore the main functions of nouns, let’s pa… |
| A General Summary of Nouns At this stage, we are still just exploring the eight parts of speech. The first is the noun. Above, we learned that nouns serve to name things, people, places, ideas, feelings, and other abstractions… |
| Pronoun English language is considered one of the easiest languages on Earth when compared to Chinese, French and Arabic etc. which are way more complicated. When it comes to a language, its grammar is the m… |
| Oneself vs. One’s Self Oneself vs. One's self Some English words can be very tricky, because they sound and are spelled almost identically. You can often meet this problem with "oneself" and "one's self", for exam… |
| 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… |
| Transitive Verbs Verbs with Objects As Amber and Igor became grammatically aware, Amber noticed that action verbs came in two models. One described someone (the subject) doing something (the verb)… |
| Gaol vs. Jail As language evolves, some words drop out of common usage or change with the language. This could result in spelling changes, usage changes, or replacement with an entirely new word. This is a frequen… |
| Oftentimes vs. Often Times Frequently occurring events can also be described as happening often. Can it also be said they are happening oftentimes? While both the words are adverbs, only often can be written before and after a… |
| Compound Adjectives - A Long List Here, for your reference, is a long list of the most frequently encountered types of compound adjectives and the rules on hyphenation. When in doubt, always check the dictionary. Compound … |
| Grammatical Object We know what objects are? Don’t we? Object itself is a common noun and refers to something that can be seen and touched. Even a beginner level learner of English language knows and understands the te… |
| Assent vs. Ascent vs. Accent He assented to do an Irish accent while they ascended in the air balloon.What do you think about the above sentence? Does it make sense to you? Are the meanings of the three homophones clear after re… |
| 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… |
| Sentence In order to understand and have full command over English language, you need to know what about its grammar. In English, the most basic element of grammar is a sentence. A language cannot exist or be… |
| Tautology: Definition and Best Examples Are you redundant when you write? The word tautology refers to a phrase in which the same meaning is expressed twice. The word comes from the Greek “tauto” meaning “same” and “logy" m… |
| Detailed or Concise Style Style of writing depends on the author and his/her personal preferences. However, sometimes, the nature of the content bounds the writer to choose a style that might be totally against his/her pe… |
| nausea, nauseate, nauseous, nauseating - vocabulary nausea, noun; nauseate, verb; nauseous, nauseated, and nauseating, adjectives. Note: Purists insist that nauseous means “causing nausea,” as in the nauseous roller-coaster ride, a… |
| Bait vs. Bate: Do You Know the Difference? You know the expression, “…with bated/baited breath…” What do you think? Is it spelled "bait” or “bate”? Are you sure? The words “bait” and “bate” are homophones, which means they are pro… |
