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Word Choice: Fourth vs. Forth

‘Four’ is spelled with a ‘u’. ‘Forty’ is spelled without one. And it is perhaps...

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Word Choice: Enquiry vs. Inquiry

‘Enquiry’ and ‘inquiry’ mean exactly the same thing… except for when they don’t. And if...

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Word Choice: Reluctant vs. Reticent

‘Reluctant’ and ‘reticent’ are both adjectives related to being ‘unwilling’ to do something. They even...

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Word Choice: Around vs. Round

Jules Verne is well-known for sending Phileas Fogg ‘around the world in 80 days’. But...

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Word Choice: Brake vs. Break

With proofreading, it’s important to take things slowly. But if you need to slow down,...

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Word Choice: Choose vs. Chose

Some choices in life are hard. Examples include choosing where to go to university, whether...

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Word Choice: Program vs. Programme

The Atlantic Ocean is quite big. And with such a large amount of water between...

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Word Choice: Causal vs. Casual

English is full of sneaky traps for writers. The words ‘causal’ and ‘casual’, for example,...

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Word Choice: Refute, Rebut or Rebuke?

‘Refute’, ‘rebut’ and ‘rebuke’ all look similar. In addition, they’re all verbs that describe things...

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Word Choice: Lose vs. Loose

One ‘o’ or two? It makes all the difference with ‘lose’ and ‘loose’, which also...

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Word Choice: Between vs. Among

‘Between’ and ‘among’ are distinct terms. They are, however, both used when describing choices or...

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Word Choice: Every Day vs. Everyday

In speech, most people would struggle to tell the difference between ‘every day’ and ‘everyday’....

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