Word Differences

Choosing between busses or buses can be surprisingly confusing, especially for English learners. Both spellings look reasonable, and both have appeared in dictionaries. The problem … Read more

Have you ever typed “wether” when you meant “weather”? You are not alone. English has many words that sound the same but have completely different … Read more

Have you ever written a sentence like “What is the rational behind this decision?” and wondered whether rational was the right word? This is a … Read more

Have you ever written “role call” when you actually meant “roll call”? You are not alone. These two expressions sound exactly the same when spoken, … Read more

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

Have you ever reached the end of a report or research paper and seen a section called Appendices? Then, somewhere else, you may have noticed … Read more

Vicious and viscous are two English words that often confuse learners because they look almost the same and have a very similar pronunciation. They both … Read more

Many English learners come across the words concave and convex in science, geometry, design, and everyday descriptions of shapes. The two words are easy to … Read more

English has many spelling rules that seem easy at first but become confusing when a word does not follow the pattern we expect. Potatoes or … Read more

Have you ever written flavour and wondered whether it should be flavor instead? Or perhaps you have seen both spellings in books, websites, food labels, … Read more