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Word Choice: If vs. Whether

Word are tricky things. Take ‘if’ and ‘whether’, for example. Sometimes these terms are interchangeable....

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Word Choice: Can, May or Could?

For today’s blog post, we’re putting on our best suit and tie. That’s because we’re...

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Word Choice: Altogether vs. All Together

One word or two? It can be a vital distinction, such as with ‘altogether’ and...

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Word Choice: Shall vs. Will

Following up on our previous post about the future tense, we thought we should take...

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Word Choice: Dissatisfied vs. Unsatisfied

A prefix can make a big difference to a word. With ‘dissatisfied’ and ‘unsatisfied’, the...

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Word Choice: Bought vs. Brought

‘Buy’ and ‘bring’ are obviously different words. However, their past tense forms are only one...

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Word Choice: Principal vs. Principle

They look similar written down and sound the same when spoken, so it’s no surprise...

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Word Choice: Cell vs. Sell

Depending on the word, the letters ‘c’ and ‘s’ can both make the same sound....

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Word Choice: Lead vs. Led

‘Lead’ sounds exactly the same as ‘led’, which is the past tense of ‘lead’. However,...

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Word Choice: Route vs. Rout

‘Route’ and ‘rout’ are pronounced differently in Australian English (which isn’t always the case in...

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Word Choice: License vs. Licence

Sometimes we think the Americans are messing with English just to confuse the rest of...

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Word Choice: Formally vs. Formerly

Who do you call when two words sound the same and you can’t tell them...

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