Everyday and every day are not the same thing! However, they do sound the same in speech, which is why it is so easy to confuse them with each other. This is a classic example…
These two terms are very popular in writing. However, many people believe that they mean the same thing and can therefore be used interchangeably; this is incorrect! The only thing these terms have in common…
There are many words in the English language that are mispronounced. We don’t blame you; the English language is not the easiest to pronounce! This post will explain how to pronounce each of the commonly…
Another one of the most commonly confused words but said quite frequently in day-to-day life are complement and compliment. What makes it more confusing is that both words used to mean the same thing! Both…
Perhaps the most commonly confused homophones are affect and effect. Even when people may use the correct word in a sentence, they often cannot explain why they have used one over the other, and admit…
Break and brake are two of the most common homophones – words that sound alike but have different meanings (and sometimes different spellings, in this case they do) – which people often know what they…