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At a glance, stationary and stationery look very much alike. Stationary means “fixed,” “immobile,” or “unchanging.” Stationery refers to paper, matching envelopes, and writing implements.…

Compliment and complement are homophones, which means that they have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings. The words compliment and complement are highly confusing homonyms, not…

Generally speaking, especially and specially both mean ‘particularly’. Especially and specially are adverbs. Specially, is an adverb that is used to tell you something serves…

When we use ‘above’ as a preposition, it means ‘higher than’. Its meaning is close to that of the preposition over. The words ‘above’ and…

Disinterested means “without a vested interest.” Uninterested means “not showing interest.” The words disinterested and uninterested are sometimes used as if they have the same…

The English language is filled with a difficult and puzzling type of words. One of the types of words is homophones that are pronounced the…

Homophones sound the same but are spelled differently. The words ‘bear’ and ‘bare’ are homonyms that are pronounced exactly similar, but they are spelled differently…

World Press Freedom Day or just “World Press Day” is annually observed on 3rd May to inform the international community that freedom of the press…

Social Commerce is a kind of e-commerce that uses online social networks to help in the buying and selling of goods and services. It is…

Direct and indirect speech can be a source of confusion for English learners. In a direct speech, we use inverted commas to highlight the exact…

Riot, in legal code, a violent offense against public order involving three or more people. Like an unlawful assembly, a riot involves a gathering of…

Desert and dessert are two commonly confused words in the English language. They often look alike, but there is a slight difference in their spelling,…