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| 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… |
| 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… |
| Theater vs. Theatre Should we go watch a movie in a theatre or a theater? English learners and speakers sometimes find it confusing when there are two spellings of a single word on their minds and they can’t choose whic… |
| How To Write An Amazing Blog Post Picture a cheese sandwich — a truly terrible one. What does it look like? If you’re anything like me, you’re thinking of something like a single square of processed cheese (I see it curling and brown… |
| Hanged vs. Hung The traitor was hanged for treason. He hung on to the rope. Since 1st grade we have been told the past tense of hang is hanged but then what is wrong with one of the two sentences above? This article… |
| Comparative Adjective The English we speak and write appears to be simple enough to be easily understandable by everyone. But when it comes to the grammar, the simplicity is somewhat lost. The grammar of any language is t… |
| The Most Popular Words in 2025 The Most Popular Words of 2025Language evolves as society changes, and every year brings a new set of words and phrases that capture the cultural zeitgeist. As 2025 unfolds, we've identified some of … |
| Lonely vs. Alone Everyone knows what "lonely" and "alone" both refer to: a single person, not surrounded by people. It's about the state of being only "one". But the fact that they do refer to the same concept is als… |
| Bear vs. Bare They may be pronounced just the same, but “bear” and “bare” can definitely not be confused in an expression. They represent completely different things and should never be misspelled. Both words h… |
| Phrasal verbs with back 1. Back up Back up someone – to give support to someone. Examples – · We had to back her up till her room as she was very tired. · … |
| 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 |
| Correcting Spoken Grammar Errors Most of us will make the occasional mistake when speaking, whether we confuse an irregular verb tense or pronounce a word incorrectly. Whether English is our mother tongue or a second language, we mi… |
| Nerve Wracking vs. Nerve Racking With today’s hectic schedules, everyone in their life experience at least one stressful situation every day. Anything which causes a feeling of stress or anxiety to an individual is referred to nerve… |
| No One vs. Noone Have you ever wondered why some pairs of words are shortened into a single word, but not other pairs? To make matters even more confusing, sometimes the pairs are used differently than in their short… |
| Colon 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… |
| Translucent vs. Opaque If you can see through something, is it opaque, translucent, or transparent? Two of these words might fit, depending on how clearly you can see through the object, but the other word is definitely no… |
| 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… |
| Distrustful vs. Mistrustful Origin of the words Distrustful Distrustful is an adjective of the word distrust, which is the opposite of trust and simply means absence of trust. The word first originated in 1505-15 and is in the… |
| Effect vs. Affect The cause and effect story Well, the #metoo movement started with some genuinely affected ladies coming forward and sharing their horrifying experiences. However, the negative effect of the movement … |
| Vacate vs. Evacuate Evacuate Evacuate (verb) is a stronger term which means emptying a space because of some emergency for safety purpose. Commonly, this word is used when there is a problem and a large number of people… |
| Evoke vs. Invoke vs. Provoke Evoke Evoke means to recall a memory. It could be related to old incidents or emotions. Evoking ‘something’ is not a conscious decision and is a result of seeing or hearing something else. Example… |
| 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… |
| Difference Between Proofreading and Copyediting No matter what type of writing you are working on, you will sooner or later face the need for proofreading and editing your piece since these are important stages of the entire writing process. There… |
| 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 … |
| 5 Ways to Overcome Grammar Issues Why Literacy MattersThere are two basic reasons why you should work on your literacy and constantly improve it.1. The Increased Likelihood of Getting Low Marks for Written TasksProfessors do not like… |
