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One letter separates ‘tortuous’ and ‘torturous’ in terms of spelling. To make matters more confusing,...
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‘A’ and ‘an’ are the two versions of the indefinite article. The pause that ‘an’...
It doesn’t look good to use ‘less’ when you should be using ‘fewer’. For example,...
One letter separates these words in spelling, yet confusing them would mean using a verb...
The culmination of months, possibly years, of hard work is suddenly upon you and your...
The identical-sounding words ‘phase’ and ‘faze’ are often confused despite one being spelled with an...
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The introduction is one of the most important sections of any essay, and it is...
Mixing up ‘lay’ and ‘lie’ is so common that many people don’t know there’s a...
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Hyphens and dashes look very similar, so it is easy to mix them up. There...
The words ‘horde’ and ‘hoard’ sound identical, but they have different spellings and meanings. One...
Is there a difference between ‘afflict’ and ‘inflict’? It depends on point of view. Someone...
Often, in the English language, matters are complicated by words that look or sound similar,...