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English is a very sophisticated language and there are many confusing words in this language which even the natives find hard to understand and comprehend. Along with homophones, homonyms and synonyms, there exist different spell... | added 6 years ago |
In the English language, numerous words have sometimes multiple spellings while their meaning remains the same. However, that is not the case for grammar and grammer respectively as they cannot be used as synonyms of each other. With the help... | added 6 years ago |
English is a complicated language. There are some words in English that sound exactly the same but have different spellings and meanings. These words are called homophones and they are a cause of confusion for many young learners... | added 6 years ago |
People make a lot of mistakes while speaking or writing English. Sometimes they are spelling mistakes, sometimes mistakes of homophones and sometimes a wrong word is used instead of the right word if they are extremely alike. Tau... | added 6 years ago |
The Government targeted the vicious cycle of poverty. The viscous fluid passing through the pipe entered the room. The words vicious and viscous, though not homophones, have extremely similar spellings and thus are often mistaken for each other by ma... | added 6 years ago |
Karl needed a lot of time for the job. He allotted three breaks a day to everyone in the department.... | added 6 years ago |
He put on a wet bathing suit. The aroma whet my appetite. Are you wondering... | added 6 years ago |
I needed a waiver from the zoning board for the house because the lot was so small, but they let me build because it was next to the park. ... | added 6 years ago |
The Government targeted the vicious cycle of poverty. The viscous fluid passing through the pipe entered the ro... | added 6 years ago |
Catholics everywhere are confused: do they commit venal sins or venial sins? And what is a venal/venial sin anyway? Whether they're Catholic or not, many writers are just as confused. Consider... | added 6 years ago |
The words throes and throws are homophones: they sound alike but have different meanings. The plural noun throes means a great struggle or a condition of agonizing pain or trouble. The idiom in the throes of means in the midst of... | added 6 years ago |
Rifle vs. Riffle: Navigating Distinctions in Terminology Understanding the differences between "rifle" and "riffle" involves recognizing variations in usage and meaning in different contexts. This article aims to clarify the distinctions ... | added 6 years ago |
The English language doesn’t seem to be lacking in synonyms for the verb “vomit.” We have “upchuck,” “puke,” “hurl,” “heave,” and “retch,” to name a few. So do we really need to add another one, even if only as an alternate ... | added 6 years ago |
Homophones are words that share the same pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning, such as to, too, two; and so, sew, and sow. Homophones and confusingly similar words are the stuff that malapropisms are made of. A malapr... | added 6 years ago |
Pier and peer are homophones, meaning they sound alike but are spelled differently, and mean different things. They are also easily confused words. The spell-check application in word-processing softwar... | added 6 years ago |
English spelling is full of apparent idiosyncrasies – native speakers and learners alike grapple with doubling consonants, how to form plurals, ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’’, and have to dodge umptee... | added 6 years ago |
Ram is advised by his doctor not to overdo bicep exercises because of his fractured arm. ... | added 6 years ago |
There are millions of tiny dust motes in the air. He fell in the moat around ... | added 6 years ago |
English is a distinctive language where many words are so similar that they cause confusion in the readers and writers minds. Cooperation and corporation are an example of such word... | added 7 years ago |
The words creak, creek sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Consider the sentences below: ... | added 7 years ago |
Talk about words that can be confused easily … creditable and credible are a prime example. While they sound alike, and their meanings come close, they are two completely sepa... | added 7 years ago |
Homophones can be confusing, and in their misuse, hilarity sometimes ensues. If you write that someone was swept away by the currant and you aren’t relating a cautionary tale of dru... | added 7 years ago |
Homophones are words that share the same pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning, such as to, too, two; and so, sew, and sow. ... | added 7 years ago |
English has many words that refer to the borrowing of goods and money. Two of the most common words that apply to this context are loan and lend. Do they mean the same thing? Or, ar... | added 7 years ago |
The words manner and manor are homophones: they sound alike but have different meanings. Consider the sentences below: ... | added 7 years ago |
