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appear - correct spelling

appear verb
Example: A new flu strain will appear next winter....

appearance - correct spelling

appearance noun
Example: The attorney plans to make an appearance in the case....

appetite - correct spelling

appetite noun
Example: The escargot should whet your appetite....

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 and cover letter or completing an online applica...

application - correct spelling

application noun
Example: She submitted her application to college....

apply - correct spelling

apply verb
Example: She must apply for a college loan....

apposite - vocabulary

apposite - adjective
Appropriate, well-suited, apt, relevant, suitable. The opposite is inapposite, often used by lawyers to put down opponents’ arguments. Like most writers,...

Apposition

In English grammar two words can be in apposition with each other. Did you get it? If not, ke...

appositive

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that defines or restates another noun (or pronoun). Generally, the appositive follows the word it defines, as in My friend, Susan...

Appositive

Did you just recently hear about appositives and now desperately want to know what they are and how they fun...

Appraise vs. Apprise

Keep me apprised...

appraise, apprise

Appraise means “to evaluate or estimate the value of something.”Apprise means “to give notice” or “to inform.”Example: After he appraised the house,...

appreciate - correct spelling

appreciate verb
Example: Surely you can appreciate the gravity of the situation.Example: The art collection will ...

appreciation - correct spelling

appreciation noun
Example: The letter expressed her appreciation....

approach - correct spelling

approach verb and noun
Example: This approach will solve the problem. noun
Example: ...

Approach vs. Reproach

Approach ...

approbation - vocabulary

approbation - noun
Approval, commendation, official sanction. Superstars strive for approbation; heroes walk alone. Superstars crave consensus; heroes define themselves by...

appropriate - correct spelling

appropriate adjective and verb
Example: A blue suit is appropriate dress for the interview. adjective...

approval - correct spelling

approval noun
Example: She sought her boss’s approval for the new ad campaign....

approve - correct spelling

approve verb
Example: The CEO will approve the proposed new product....

approximate - correct spelling

approximate adjective and verb
Example: She gave an approximate date for completion of the project. ad...

April Fool's or April Fools'?

1. April Fool's "April Fool's" is commonly used when referring to a specific prank or joke played on April 1st, which is celebrated as April Fools' Day. It is singular and possesses a possessive form. Examples: He exec...

apt, likely, liable

Writers often use apt, likely, and liable interchangeably in constructions, especially with infinitives
: ...

arctic - correct spelling

arctic noun (capitalized when referring to regions of the North Pole) and adjective
Example: We expect an arctic winter. ...

Are Custom Paper Facilities An Excellent Decision?

Keeping away from essays and other writing jobs is difficult while getting university schooling. Without a doubt, pupils do plenty of writing tasks which sometimes make them crazy. A lot of written assignments tend to be quite tricky to total, a...

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