The verb, “to spell,” can mean “to signify” or “to explain in direct terms.” It deals with naming, writing, or suggesting a particular word order. But, all verbs have past tenses, meaning actions that occurred at an earlier period of time. This is one word that creates a bit of confusion in its accepted […]
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“Hooves” is the correct spelling of the plural of “hoof”. But “Hoofs” is also correct; it’s just a more traditional version of the singular word, “Hoof.” What Is a “Hoof?” A “Hoof” is the horn covering the tip of a foot in ungulate mammals. This means creatures like goats, horses, pigs, cows, and deer
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Solve and resolve can seem like they are the same word when you look at them. They look alike, sound alike, but the meanings of the two words are different and should be used in different contexts. Solve usually refers to the process of finding a correct answer to the problem, where resolve refers
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“How Are You?” is a very common greeting in English but it can be difficult to know how to reply to the question as there are many different options to choose from. “How are you?” can be used as a greeting or as a way to enquire about the health/or emotional wellbeing of someone.
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“To get the gist” is the correct expression in English. “Jist” is incorrect in English. Jist is a common misspelling of “gist” because the sound of the “g” in “gist” sounds like a “j” Get the gist meaning To “get the gist” of something is when you understand the main idea but haven’t yet
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Who’s is a contraction of “who is” or “who has”. “Whose” is a question word we use to ask who owns something. Both who’s and whose come from the pronoun that is who. Both words sound exactly the same when you are speaking, but the spelling is where the difference comes in. These two
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Grammar rules can be complicated at times. We can even end up breaking them without knowing they existed in the first place, this can be frustrating to writers everywhere. Wait. That sentence didn’t look right, did it? That’s an example of a commonly made but infrequently named grammar mistake called the comma splice. Comma
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Colors(Blue, Red, Purple, etc) are usually adjectives but they can also form parts of nouns too. Colors are adjectives because they describe nouns(people and things) I like the red sweater. This dolphin is blue. The color blue in this example describes the dolphin so therefore “blue” is an adjective. An adjective describes a noun.
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“Ream of paper” is the correct phrase in English. A ream of paper is a quantity of sheets of paper that are the same size. A “rim of paper” sounds similar but is incorrect and not common in English. Ream (Meaning and Use) A ream of paper is a large quantity usually used with
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There is a phrase that says one is on tenterhooks. This word commonly gets misspelled as tenderhooks. You might think that these are just two words that can be used in place of each other, but tenderhooks is not actually a real word. Tenterhooks(Meaning and Use) A tenterhook is literally a hook that attaches
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