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Commensurate vs Consummate

09/12/202009/12/2020 frank

Another pair of words, whose meanings are related, are commensurate and consummate. Both these terms have to something to do with completion, which causes some people to get confused and even interchange them sometimes. This post will help you distinguish between the two Read More …

Proportional vs Proportionate

09/12/202009/12/2020 frank

Some words have the similar meanings and origin but are used in different contexts, causing confusion to some people. This is the case with the terms proportional and proportionate. While both of these words deal with the proportion in terms of size, degree, or any Read More …

Is That One Word or Two?

09/12/202010/12/2020 frank

A common writing error occurs when students use the wrong version of a compound word or phrase. It’s important to know the difference between everyday and every day because these expressions have very different meanings. Improve your writing by learning Read More …

Sometimes, Sometime, Or Some Time?

09/12/202009/12/2020 frank

Today I want to clear up some confusion around the words sometime, sometimes, and some time. Are they all the same? No! These words have different meanings and uses. SOMETIMES Let’s start with sometimes. This is an adverb of frequency, meaning it describes how Read More …

Off-key

09/12/202009/12/2020 frank

[more off–key; most off–key] not in tune : above or below the proper pitch Some of the notes were slightly off-key. — off–key adverb He sang off-key.

Insidious

09/12/202009/12/2020 frank

This word has Latin roots that mean “sitting in,” as in “sitting in a hiding place, lying in wait, about to trap or attack someone.” Insidious people and things are secret, sneaky, and tricky, as if they’re planning to trap things Read More …

Struggle

09/12/202009/12/2020 frank

Verb [no object] 1 : to try very hard to do, achieve, or deal with something that is difficult or that causes problems He has been struggling with the problem of how to keep good workers from leaving. They struggled for the right to Read More …

Stack

08/12/202009/12/2020 frank

1 [count] : a usually neat pile : a group of things that are put one on top of the other He had arranged the letters in stacks. She took a magazine from near the top of the stack. — often + Read More …

Downpour

08/12/202009/12/2020 frank

Noun [count] a sudden heavy rain — usually singular We got caught in a torrential downpour.

Olfactory

08/12/202009/12/2020 frank

Adjective “Olfaction” is the ability to smell. (“Olfaction” has Latin roots that literally mean “smell making,” which explains why it looks like other words about making things, like “factory.”) So, something olfactory involves the sense of smell. Pronunciation: ole FACK tuh Read More …