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Word Choice: Rout vs. Route

Although only separated by one letter, the words ‘rout’ and ‘route’ sound different when spoken....

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Word Choice: Tortuous vs. Torturous

One letter separates ‘tortuous’ and ‘torturous’ in terms of spelling. To make matters more confusing,...

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When to Use ‘An’ Instead of ‘A’

‘A’ and ‘an’ are the two versions of the indefinite article. The pause that ‘an’...

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Word Choice: Fewer vs. Less

It doesn’t look good to use ‘less’ when you should be using ‘fewer’. For example,...

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Word Choice: Alter vs. Altar

One letter separates these words in spelling, yet confusing them would mean using a verb...

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Word Choice: Phase vs. Faze

The identical-sounding words ‘phase’ and ‘faze’ are often confused despite one being spelled with an...

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Word Choice: Lay vs. Lie

Mixing up ‘lay’ and ‘lie’ is so common that many people don’t know there’s a...

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Hyphens, Dashes and When to Hyphenate

Hyphens and dashes look very similar, so it is easy to mix them up. There...

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Word Choice: Horde vs. Hoard

The words ‘horde’ and ‘hoard’ sound identical, but they have different spellings and meanings. One...

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Word Choice: Afflict vs. Inflict

Is there a difference between ‘afflict’ and ‘inflict’? It depends on point of view. Someone...

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The Three Meanings of ‘Apprehension’

Often, in the English language, matters are complicated by words that look or sound similar,...

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Word Choice: Infer vs. Imply

Deciding whether to use ‘infer’ or ‘imply’ in your writing can be tricky, as the...

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