Vocabulary

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The difference between using “boy friend” and “boyfriend” is that the first is simply a young male friend and the second is a romantic relationship. The two are not interchangeable and mean two completely different things. This may seem strange because when you say either one, you […]

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   People generally use “suffer from” or “suffer with,” interchangeably since they both basically mean the same thing. “Suffer from” is more common when we talk about long-term illnesses and “suffer with” can be something that is intermittent or temporary. There is a difference in the prepositions themselves

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   In the case of referencing a method of payment, the correct prepositions are “in,” “with” and “by.” You can use all three interchangeably and they all mean the same thing. However, it’s important to understand the difference between these prepositions if you want to have a more

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   It is correct to say, “I hope this email finds you well.” There are plently of other useful alternatives that will sound better and convey the same things. So, while “I hope this email finds you well” is correct, it can come off as insincere. This will

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Using “a ways to go” is grammatically correct, but it must also have a numeric agreement in the plural form. Therefore, “a way to go” is appropriate for singular agreement. The same rules apply when you want to add the adjective “long” before “way(s).” Understanding how to

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The word “until” is a little ambiguous because it could have an inclusive or exclusive reference. This depends on how you use it in a sentence. Since “until” refers to a specific period in time, it lends itself to being ambiguous. This completely dependson the situation or

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   When discussing financing operations, you will occasionally need to choose between the words “fund, funding, and fundings.” Between the three the first two will take place much more often. Your spell check software might even reject “fundings” but there is an occasion for each one. For the first

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Both “multiples” and “multiple” are correct when you want to discuss an object in a general numerical value that’s higher than one. These can both be nouns or adjectives depending on where it is in a sentence. However, it doesn’t sound phonetically correct to use –s with

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   It’s acceptable to use either “food” or “foods” to demonstrate the plural form of the singular “food.” But, the context and usage are what will determine the difference in proper grammar. This means, that even though both are plural, there are certain situations where using one or

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   When it comes to the correct spelling between “extention” and “extension,” know that “extension” is the right one. “Extention” is a misspelling made so often that even native English speakers will write it this way. For all intents and purposes, “extension” means to show how a device