Vocabulary

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The difference between using “to discuss” or “discuss about” is that “discuss about” is an incorrect phrase. You wouldn’t use “discuss about” but you would say “discussion about.” In this latter instance, “discussion” is a noun. “Discuss” is a transitive verb which means it requires special attention. […]

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Whether you want to say “dimly lighted” or “dimly lit,” both phrases are correct. What will determine which one you use, however, will be the form of the past tense verb, “to light.” The word, “dimly” in both cases is an adverb, which describes the verb. “Lighted”

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Another means “one more noun” whereas “an other” means “a different noun”. We need another tennis racket. One is not enough. There is an other type of tea that I like. What is it called? Another Another is much more common in English than “an other”. It

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “Off the coast of” means near the coast in the sea. We usually describe “islands” as “off the coast of” a bigger landmass.  Tasmania is off the coast of Australia Off the coast of  “Off the coast of” is usually near the coast of a bigger landmass.

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   You can reply to “How’s your day going?” with an adjective like “good” or you can choose to describe how your day is going in detail. How’s your day going? Good, and yours? Short answers It is perfectly acceptable to use an adjective to describe how your

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Both “Do you have?” and “Have you got?” can be used to ask if you are in possession of something. “Have you got?” is more informal than  “Do you have?” and more common in spoken English. Do you have any milk? Have you got any milk? Do

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   At the front and in the front usually have the same meaning(in a forward position). There can be contexts where we use at(for shorter time periods, outside) and other contexts where we prefer in(longer time periods, inside). In American English people say “I am sitting in front”

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   “In front” is American English for sitting close to the action while in British English people say “in the front”. “In front of” is used to show something is ahead of something and “in the front of” is used to show something is in a forward position

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The great thing about the word “versus” is that “vs.” or “vs” are both acceptable abbreviations. You can even spell out “versus” and it will still be an acceptable form. There is also the possibility of using “v.” but this is specific to legal writing and jargon.

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   When distinguishing differences between the words “sustain” or “substain,” “sustain” will always be correct. This means “substain” is an incorrect spelling. As a matter of fact, it’s not really even a word in English. So, remembering this is very easy. If you get confused, don’t fret. Even