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An adjective is a word or set of words that modifies (i.e., describes) a noun or pronoun. Adjectives may come before the word they modify.…

The confusion in using ‘like or as’ is caused by a lack of understanding of the words’ roles. In English, words ‘like and as’, are…

The words “of” and “off” are both prepositions. Many use the words ‘of’ and ‘off’ interchangeably, due to lack of knowledge about their meaning and…

People use both further and farther to mean “more distant.” Although they are often used interchangeably, “further” and “farther” don’t have exactly the same meaning.…

The Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Arabic: مسجد إبن طولون‎, romanized: Masjid Ibn Ṭūlūn) is considered to be the second oldest active mosque in Egypt. This…

In the English language, it is quite common to confuse the words “good” and “well.” A common English error is to misuse the words good…

The Mosque of Amr ibn al-As (Arabic: جامع عمرو بن العاص‎), Egypt’s first Islamic structure, built by Amr ibn al-As, the leader of an invading…

Lie and lay sound similar, they look similar, their meanings are similar, and don’t get us started on the similarities between their different tenses. Lay…

Imply and infer can be easily confused due to their somewhat similar meanings. ‘Imply’ and ‘Infer’ are the two most confounding words in the English…

The Amir Altinbugha al-Maridani Mosque, one of the finest 14th-century monuments, was built in 1340 by Amir (Prince) “Altunbugha al-Maridani”. It is a mosque dating…

Verbs are a part of grammar which is an important part to frame a sentence. There are certain forms which a verb can take, called…

The words ‘loose’ and ‘lose’ are often confused because of their similar spelling. The words ‘loose’ and ‘lose’, are the pair of words that are usually misconstrued,…