Even though the words aid and aide have similar meanings, are written similarly, and are pronounced the same, they cannot be used interchangeably. Aid can ….
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A hold means a grasp, something to hold, or an order to reserve something. Ahold is usually reserved for a physical hold, but a hold ….
In this article I will attempt to clarify the sometimes confusing difference between the words agreeance and agreement. Agreeance is not a thing–or a word. ….
In this article, I will attempt to clarify the sometimes confusing difference between the single word afterall and the two word phrase after all. After ….
Besides pronunciation, the main difference between advice with a C and advise with an S is that “advise” is a verb meaning to offer an ….
Do you find beer nuts addicting or addictive? Technically, they are neither, though in common parlance, they could be either. Confused yet? Addiction is a ….
Even though except and accept sound similar they mean very different things. Accept is a verb that means to believe in, or to agree, or ….
In referring to singing without instrumental accompaniment, the traditional and therefore most correct spelling is from the Italian; two words, two Ps, two Ls, spelled ….
While the verbs are “absorbed” and “absorbing” both beginning with “aB” and have an “-orB” in there, the noun is either “absorption” with an “-orP” ….
Strongest of mortal men, To lowest pitch of abject fortune thou art fallen. — (John Milton [1608–1674], Samson Agonistes: line 168-169) The word abject means ….