Vocabulary

It can be tricky to determine when the right time to use “easy” or “simple”. These words might seem like the same thing, but they aren’t. For example, something can…

Scrap and scrape are very often confused with each other because people don’t know what the actual difference is between the words. It is also possible that a spell check…

“Friends” is the plural for “friend”. “Friend’s” is the possessive form of “friend”. Friends’ is the possessive form of “friends”.  Friends, friend’s and friends’ are all pronounced the same way.…

The phrase “Ebbs and flows”(or ebb and flow) means that things can move from a good situation to a bad situation. The main idea is that things go up and…

To be “rooting for someone” means that you support them and you will be cheering them on, “To root for someone”  is an expression we use when we want to…

We use “last-minute” similar to an adjective(it describes a noun). “Last minute” does not describe a noun but rather just describes a time with a deadline approaching. Usually “last-minute” is…

Fare and fair are considered to be homophones and can be incredibly confusing. The words sound the same, but they are spelled differently and have meanings that are different. Due…

“Tied the knot” is an informal expression in English that means to get married. It is the past simple form so we use it for past actions. Example: We tied…

A couple usually means two but in certain situations can mean approximately two. We call a romantic relationship between two people a “couple” because there are two people and only…