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English is full of sneaky traps for writers. The words ‘causal’ and ‘casual’, for example,...
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‘Refute’, ‘rebut’ and ‘rebuke’ all look similar. In addition, they’re all verbs that describe things...
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One ‘o’ or two? It makes all the difference with ‘lose’ and ‘loose’, which also...
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‘Between’ and ‘among’ are distinct terms. They are, however, both used when describing choices or...
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In speech, most people would struggle to tell the difference between ‘every day’ and ‘everyday’....
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Word are tricky things. Take ‘if’ and ‘whether’, for example. Sometimes these terms are interchangeable....
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For today’s blog post, we’re putting on our best suit and tie. That’s because we’re...
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One word or two? It can be a vital distinction, such as with ‘altogether’ and...
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Following up on our previous post about the future tense, we thought we should take...
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A prefix can make a big difference to a word. With ‘dissatisfied’ and ‘unsatisfied’, the...
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‘Buy’ and ‘bring’ are obviously different words. However, their past tense forms are only one...
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They look similar written down and sound the same when spoken, so it’s no surprise...
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