hackney - vocabulary verb
To make stale or trite by frequent use or repetition.Note: As a noun, hackney means a carriage or coach for hire. As a proper noun, Hackney... |
halcyon - vocabulary adjective
Calm, peaceful, as in halcyon weather; rich, wealthy, as in halcyon days of peace; happy, carefree, as in the halcyon days of our youth. It was a halcyon... |
half - correct spelling half - noun, adjective, and adverb
Example: She ordered only a half. noun... |
hammer - correct spelling hammer - noun and verb
Example: “If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the mo... |
handful, handfuls The proper plural is handfuls, not handsful.Consider this usage note from Dictionary.com
. The plurals of nouns ending... |
handfuls - correct spelling handfuls - noun
The preferred spelling is handfuls.Example: He gave the poor man several handfuls of coins.Consider ... |
handkerchief - correct spelling handkerchief - noun
Not hankerchief.Example: She always used her handkerchief when she sneezed.... |
Hands on vs. Hands-on Short English phrases often begin as separate words, before eventually becoming hyphenated compounds, and fi... |
handsful - incorrect spelling handsful See handfuls
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Hanged vs. Hung There is a good amount of confusion surrounding the verb hang and its various tenses. Is hanged or hung corr... |
Hanged vs. Hung The traitor was hanged for treason. ... |
hanged, hung Both hanged and hung are past-participial and past-tense forms of the ... |
happily - correct spelling happily - adverb
Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for t... |
happiness - correct spelling happiness - noun
Example: “Money can’t buy happiness.” ** "Money can buy material things, but real happiness must be truly earned.” N... |
harass - correct spelling harass - verb
Not harrass.Example: These annual fundraisers will harass the listeners again.... |
harass - vocabulary verb
To bother continually; to torment, usually with troubles or cares; to pester.Note: You may pronounce it either way, with the accent on the first syllable or the last. In American English, the b... |
harass, harrass The correct spelling is harass.You may pronounce it either way, with an accent on the first syllable or the last. In American English, the better pronunciation accents the second syllable.... |
harbinger - vocabulary noun
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing; anything that foreshadows a coming thing or event. Now the bright morning star, day’s harbinger, Comes da... |
Harbour vs. Harbor If you need a place to dock your motorboat, should you look for a harbor or harbour? The answer depends on w... |
Hardy vs. Hearty We all love a good stew. After letting it simmer all day in the crock pot, it becomes a delicious and fillin... |
Heal vs. Heel Heal and heel are homophones. That means that they are pronounced the same when spoken aloud, but they don’t... |
healthful, healthy There is a very technical distinction between these two that is slowly wearing away. In their strictest senses, healthy means “possessing good health” and healthful nmeans “conducive to good health,” but the... |
healthy - correct spelling healthy - adjective
Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses healthy and healthful. Click here for that discussion.... |
hear - correct spelling hear - verb
Not here
.Example: He will usually hear only what he wants to ... |
heard - correct spelling heard - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb hear) Example: We have he... |
