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| 6 most commonly confused words 1. Complimentary vs complementary The word with the ‘I’ means getting good comments and feedback from someone. For e.g., I got a compliment today for my dress. This word with ‘I’ is associated with f… |
| Last vs. Least Last Last, the superlative form of late (the other one being latest) has been derived from the old English word “latost”. In some situations, we cannot use latest as the superlative degree of late, i… |
| 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, … |
| Writing Mistakes To Avoid So You Can Appear To Be Intelligent I have quite a few writer friends for whom English is a second language and I have to tell you straight out, I admire them. English is tough for those of us born speaking it. English is a language th… |
| 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. ·&… |
| Insist vs. Persist Insist To insist is to demand something forcefully or urge someone to do something. It can be used in positive as well as negative sense. A few examples – ● Our CEO insisted … |
| Cleft sentences and inversion Inverted sentences – Consider the following example – We have never seen this kind of support before. Here, the subject is ‘We’, ‘have’ is the auxiliary verb. Let us change the order now – Never ha… |
| So vs. Such So So is a conjunction. It can join two sentences. · I like her, so, I want to date her. · I want to wa… |
| Career vs. Carrier Carrier Carrier is pronounced as “kae-ri-year.” The ‘kae’ sound is same as ‘ca’ sound in cat or the ‘ca’ sound in carrot. It is a noun that can refer to something or someone that carries or conveys o… |
| Object Complement Complement is the word, phrase or clause that adds additional meaning to a word of a sentence. Just like the dictionary definition of the word complement i.e. to enhance something or give a better un… |
| 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… |
| Genitive Case The English grammar is full of terms and words that we are rarely familiar about but still use them in our everyday language and speaking. Talking about grammatical cases is giving meaning to such a … |
| Suffix Learning a language is an art at its best form. If you are a native English speaker, then you would probably already know much about the language and its grammar. But if you are an English learner li… |
| Sentence Structures A sentence is any group of words that appear together and make up a complete thought. There are different types of sentences which are found in English language like possessive sentence, infinite sen… |
| Award vs. Reward Award Award can be used as a noun or a verb. It means a prize or a grant given to someone for doing something big. In late middle English, award was used to denote ‘issuing of judicial decision’ whi… |
| Allure vs. Allude vs. Elude Allude Pronounce the ‘a’ allude in the same way as you would pronounce a in assume. The rest of the letters are pronounced as leew-d. So, allude is pronounced as a-leewd. The word comes from the lati… |
| Assume vs Presume Assume The verb assume means to take something upon without any proof. Some synonyms are to suppose, or take for granted. Assume can also mean to begin to have some power or huge responsibility. Assu… |
| Comment vs. Commentary Comment Comment is a short statement or remark about something one has seen or experienced. For example, ‘your shoes are nice’ is a comment on the shoes, ‘it was a funny movie’ is also a comment. Com… |
| To vs. Too There are some pairs of words that are easily mixed up with one and another. One example of such pair of words is too and to. Today I will discuss both of them in detail. To as preposition: To i… |
| imposter vs. impostor The spellings imposter and impostor are both widely used, and both are acceptable, but some authorities prefer impostor. Etymology To grasp the disparities between "imposter" and "impostor," it is e… |
| Across vs. Cross Definition and Spatial Connotations: "Across" is a preposition and adverb commonly used to describe movement from one side to another, usually indicating a traversing action over a barrier, obstacle… |
| Adverb vs. Verb A word usually used to describe a verb or adjective. A word that expresses an action or a state of being. |
| Angel vs. Angle The English language is full of words that may sound alike but have entirely different meanings. Two such words are "angel" and "angle", which, despite their similar… |
| Ball vs. Bawl The English language is rich and diverse, with many words that sound similar but have completely different meanings. "Ball" and "bawl" are two such words that are of… |
| Form vs. From Form Form is a noun that refers to the shape, structure, or appearance of something. It can also refer to a document that is filled out to provide information or a request for something. Additionall… |
