I recently saw someone confusing the words “raise” and “rise”. Here’s the difference between the two.
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Do Canadians use “travelled” or “traveled”?
One of the challenges of Canadian English is that it incorporates British English while simultaneously incorporating American English.
Do you say sitting down or seating down?
I recently had someone arrive at my website after asking Google the question, “Do you say sitting down or seating down?” Generally speaking, you’re probably looking for sitting down. Here’s the difference between sitting and seating.
Difference between fourty and forty
Someone recently visited my website after searching for the following phrase on Google: fourty or forty canada.
Difference between mischievous and mischievious
“Mischievous” and “mischievious” mean the same thing; however, the former is considered correct and the latter a misspelling. But not so fast.
Difference between ubiquitousness and ubiquity
I recently posted a video on LinkedIn, and in the caption, I used the word ubiquitousness. In one of the comments, someone questioned my usage, suggesting that ubiquity is a better choice.
Difference between minuscule and miniscule
Actually, technically, they mean the same thing. The only difference is that one is a misspelling.
Difference between immediately and ASAP
Most people consider it synonymous with “right away”, but once you analyze it, you can see that it doesn’t mean anything of the sort.
Difference between “than me” and “than I”?
Grammarians have been arguing for years on whether than always operates as a conjunction (“than I”) or if it occasionally operates as a preposition (“than me”).
Difference between adverse and averse
This is part of the difference between series. I’ve heard some people confusing the words adverse and averse. Here’s the difference between the two. Adverse Adverse means something like “unfavourable” or “harmful”. The blizzard has created adverse driving conditions. The drive for profits has adversely affected employees’ ability to live comfortably. Averse Averse, on the other hand,… Continue reading Difference between adverse and averse