Focused is the most common and widely accepted spelling of this adjective. Focussed is an old spelling that is still sometimes accepted but much less common.  The confusion about the spelling of focused comes because you need to double the consonant when you have a single letter stressed vowel preceding it. You do not […]

  The plural of “how-to” is “how-tos”. How-to’s is also acceptable but less common nowadays. The hyphen is optional. To avoid confusion, use “how-to guides”. How-tos How-tos is the most common form of the plural of how-to. It may look strange and some people may read it as “how toss” but it is correct.  If

  Sign in to your account is correct. To sign in is a phrasal verb.  The phrasal verb “To sign in” can take different prepositions and to is just one example. Sign in at the desk. Sign in over there.   You need to sign in by 9 pm. We do not combine in and at

  The plural of stuff is also stuff. Stuff is always a plural noun. Stuffs is not in common use. Stuff is a synonym of things. Examples: Gather up your things Gather up your stuff. What are those things over there? What is that stuff over there? Stuff means a collection of things(a collective noun).

  Canceling and Cancelling are both correct. Canceling is American English and Cancelling is British English. There are many spelling differences between North American English and British English.  American English does not use the double L. American Spelling British Spelling Canceling Cancelling Traveling Travelling Modeling  Modelling When to use double L in  British English Vowel

  Thank yous or Thank-yous is the plural of Thank you when it is used as a noun. Thank yous is usually a section of a speech or piece of work when you want to show your gratitude to other people who took part in the project.   Why is Thank you’s incorrect? We use

  Translate into and translate to have the same meaning. Translate into is much more common and translate to is used when you use the specific phrase in both languages. You need to translate that text into German “This pen” was translated to “Este bolígrafo”  The main difference is when you want to translate the whole

  Brang has never been accepted as a word in dictionaries but it is in common use in spoken English as the past simple form of Bring. The correct form according to dictionaries is Brought. When you are learning English, you need to learn the past simple and past participle forms of verbs. Present Form