Elicit, Solicit, Illicit, Licit
Elicit, Solicit, Illicit, Licit
Political parties solicit for voters’ support but after the election the voters have to elicit for their support in getting infrastructural...
Your, Yours, (Your’s?)
Your, You’re, Yours, (not, Your's), Yourself, Yore
Your is a pronoun (possessive determiner), your means ‘it belongs to you’, belonging to the person or people...
Beside, Besides
Beside, Besides
Sweden is located beside (next to) Norway in the west, besides (in addition to that) the two countries share the northernmost mountains towards...
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...
Born, Borne
Born, Borne
What is the past tense and past participle of bear? Bear-bore-born/borne. Borne and born are used as the past participles of bear. However,...
See, Saw, Sawed, Sawn
See, Saw, Sawed, Sawn
“Kochu Maria sawed up the rest of the cake messily, laboriously, breathing through her mouth, as though she was carving a...
Taut, Taught, Taunt, (Tautology & Tautonym)
Taut, Taught, Taunt
“He had the high cheekbones of the Indian race in his blood, the skin taut and faintly redolent of vermilion as if...
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...
It, Its, It’s & IT
It, Its, It’s & IT
It is soporific to have a glass of milk before going to bed. It (milk) has sleep-inducing properties, and its...
Passed, Past, Passed Away, Passed Out
Passed, Past, Passed Away, Passed Out
Points of arrival and departures at the rail- and bus-stations and airports have entry and exit points to pass...