Yesterday, I rode my horse to the park, when I got there, I told my colleagues about how far I had ridden. They wanted to get a ride with me but when they got outside they saw I was riding a horse. It is very surprising to see that you must have understood all the …
Just the removal of a single letter within a word can change the word into something new or into a word that doesn’t exist. In this context, we will be comparing “Extremly and Extremely” to know the correct one between them. Both words are derived from the root word “Extreme”; but in converting the word …
Like the English man will always say, no one is above mistake in the English Language. This mistake I’m talking about comes in the context of “Openned and Opened”. These two words are coined from the root word “Open”, but the discrepancy comes in converting the word into a past tense (i.e, adding -ed) to …
The English language is most times not predictable when converting words from present tense to present continuous tense. In the context of converting “put” into the present continuous tense, most people confuse it with “Puting and Putting”. These two words come from the root word “put” meaning to “add into a specific place or thing”. …
Looking at the two words “Gaurd and Guard”, you will find out that the only difference between them is in the placement of the “u” and “a” which is often misplaced by most writers. These two words are often misplaced for each other because of their similarity in spelling and pronunciation. Gaurd is the incorrect …
Just like in “Big, Bigger, Biggest”, when you say “simple, _______, simplest”, what can serve as the comparative in this context? Should it be Simpler or Simplier? The amazing thing is that my laptop has already underlined “simplier” with a red line showing that it is an incorrect way of spelling the word. But as …
Someone said, “Before you are given the license to drive in the United States, you must have got enough lessons and practice for months or a specific period of time”. When I read the sentence above, I wondered if “licence” was the correct word to use or should be replaced with “liscence”. In the previous …
It is very easy to confuse “Succesful with Successful” and vise versa because they are pronounced almost the same way but the only difference is that one has an extra “s” before the “f” while the other doesn’t. Both words are supposedly derived from the root word “Success” meaning “an achievement of a goal or …
The English language has a lot of idioms that spice up words and add more meaning to sentences. One of the idioms that are similar and confused with each other are “Champing at the bit and Chomping at the bit”. Champing in the bit and chomping in the bit are often seen as idioms that …
The only difference between “Granpa and Grandpa” is the exception of “d” in “Granpa” which is a common mistake anybody can make. Grandpa is the correct word while the other is incorrect. As you as read through this article, I will explain these two words and help you understand the difference between them. Granpa vs. …
