Word Differences

Have you ever typed a sentence like “What happend yesterday?” and then wondered whether something was wrong? You are not alone. Happened and happend look … Read more

Have you ever wanted to describe someone who asks too many personal questions, keeps checking what other people are doing, or wants to know things … Read more

Have you ever typed “priviledge” and then wondered whether it was correct? You are not alone. This is one of those English spelling mistakes that … Read more

Have you ever written a sentence like, “I lended my friend some money,” and then wondered whether lended is actually correct? You are not alone. … Read more

Have you ever written a sentence about an injured foot and suddenly wondered whether you should use heel or heal? You are not alone. These … Read more

English has many words that look almost identical but do very different jobs. Alternatively and alternately are a perfect example. They have the same beginning, … Read more

“Breathe” and “breath” are two English words that look almost the same, but they do not have the same meaning or pronunciation. This small difference … Read more

English has many words that look simple but are surprisingly easy to spell incorrectly. Accommodation is one of them. A very common mistake is writing … Read more

Have you ever stopped while writing an email, message, or school assignment and wondered whether the correct word is “yours” or “your’s”? You are not … Read more

English has many words that sound exactly the same but have completely different meanings and spellings. Read and reed are a good example. They are … Read more