Arts

The words “moral” and “morale” look and sound similar, but their meanings are quite different. Moral and Morale are the pair of homonyms that not…

The terms “already” and “all ready” sound identical and are sometimes confused. “All ready” means “completely prepared.” “Already” means “prior to a specified or impli[pd…

Say and tell are irregular verbs. We use ‘say’ and ‘tell’ in different ways in reported speech. The words ‘say’ and ‘tell’ both are irregular verbs, as…

The verbs raise and rise both refer to something going “up”. The words ‘rise and raise’ commonly indicates an increase or improvement in anything. The…

To understand when to use that or which, it’s important to understand clauses. Clause implies a set of words that is a part of a sentence, but it…

The words could and would are modal auxiliary verbs, wherein both are the past tense form of the verbs can and will respectively. They both…

Poetry and prose are sometimes used together in the same works. Literature refers to written creative work, particularly those which have a high and enduring…

When two words have largely the same meaning, it can be difficult to choose between them. The words ‘wait’ and ‘await’ are quite identical in…

Counsel and council are confusing words. The words council and counsel are homonyms. They sound the same, yet they are spelled differently. A council is a…

Will and shall are modal verbs. In modern English will and shall are helping verbs. We all know that the words ‘will’ and ‘shall’ are used in the future tense,…

The words can and may are auxiliary verbs, which are often juxtaposed when we talk about possibility or permission. Can and may can both be…

Structures using ‘such’ and ‘so’ are similar in meaning, but different in construction. We often use ‘so’ and ‘such’ to mean ‘very’ or ‘really’. So…