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It’s easy to mix up the words ‘one’ and ‘won’ because they sound the same,...
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The words ‘weather’ and ‘whether’ sound alike, but they’re spelled differently and have different meanings....
The words ‘buy’, ‘bye’ and ‘by’ look and sound similar. These terms are all used...
‘Many’ and ‘much’ are both quantifiers (i.e. they indicate quantity). The difference is that we...
Have you ever wondered why a skyscraper is ‘tall’ but a shelf is ‘high’? Both...
The words ‘flour’ and ‘flower’ sound identical. But using the wrong term can change the...
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The words ‘draw’ and ‘drawer’ look and sound alike. However, they are used in different...
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The words ‘will’ and ‘would’ are related, leading some people to use them interchangeably. But...
Today is Independence Day in the USA. But did you know about the linguistic controversy...
English can be a confusing language at times. Take the words ‘bass’ and ‘base’: they...
‘Male’ and ‘mail’ sound the same, but they mean completely different things and you would...
One little ‘s’ can make a lot of difference! Although they’re spelled the same otherwise,...