Precede, Proceed
Precede, Proceed
“November is auspicious in so many parts of the country: the rice harvest is already in, the weather starts to cool, and the...
Naked, Bare, Nude, Nudist
Naked, Bare, Nude, Nudist
How much should be clothed, and how much should not be clothed, in a body varies from culture to culture, continent...
Quiet, Quite
Quiet, Quite
The opposite of quiet is disquiet.
Quiet means silence, no sound, not noisy, not loud. An adjective, its superlatives are quiet, quieter, and quietest.
Children,...
Bait, Bate, Bated, Baited, Bated Breath (not baited breath)
Bait, Bate, Bated, Baited, Bated Breath (not baited breath)
Mark waited for her bait with bated breath! What is that bait? Bertha was taking interminable...
Aisle, Isle
Aisle, Isle
One can see landmass, islands, isles and islets if he or she gets the window seat on the airplane but if you get...
Bear, Bare
Bear, Bare
“When you’re putting together the text for your store, there are certain aspects of writing for the web that you should bear in...
Moral, Amoral, Immoral
Moral, Amoral, Immoral
“And when I still objected, I remember he said, ‘My dear Lady Ponsoby. There is nothing immoral about this. Art is never...
Pore, Pour, Poor, Porous
Pore, Pour, Poor, Porous
Countries that have friendly relations have porous borders.
India and Nepal have porous borders but this is not the case with India...
Farther, Further, Farthing
Farther, Further
“Thomas the Apostle went east, though what is now Syria and Iran and, historians believe, on down to southern India. He traveled farther...
Breath, Breathe, Breathalyzer or Breathalyser
Breath, Breathe
Breathalyzer or Breathalyser
Human beings survive because they breathe (verb).
Breath (noun) is the sign that he is still alive.
Breath is a noun. Breath is...