“Attain” means “to reach,” and “obtain” means “to gain.” “Attain” is a transitive verb that means “to reach,” as an end or “to come to,” ….
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Commonly confused words, homophones and idioms, explained with memory tricks.
Afterward Afterward is an adverb meaning at a later or succeeding time, subsequently, or thereafter. Afterward without an “-s” on the end is the US spelling ….
I often encounter phrases like “as time progressed” or “as the hours progressed” in submissions. You may be familiar with the idiom, “Time marches on.” ….
Arrant means being notoriously without moderation or extreme. Arrant was originally a variant of errant, but it developed a meaning of its own before any ….
Addition and edition may occasionally come dangerously close together in meaning. Which is the correct word in the following sentence? On this special bonus [addition ….
Add conventionally functions as an abbreviation of the word addition. Otherwise, by itself, add is a verb meaning either to calculate the total of multiple ….
A List of Gluey Sticky Words “Omit needless words” — William Strunk, The Elements of Style Strunk & White’s advice is simple. Find words with ….
Whether it is a group of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, or insects there is usually a unique collective noun to identify the specific group, although ….
Allowed is the past tense of the verb allow, meaning to permit, to let happen, to permit entrance, or to acknowledge the truth or acceptability ….
To amend is to change for the better, to put right, or to alter by adding. The word’s corresponding noun is amendment. Amend is the ….