Advice, Advise, Advisory, Adviser or Advisor
Advice, Advise, Advisory, Adviser or Advisor
Following a spell of unusual mood swings, the husband has decided to seek advice from a psychiatrist though his...
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...
Consul, Councillor, Counsel, Counsellor
Consul, Councillor, Counsel, Counsellor
Lawyers may not act as marriage counsellors but they definitely act as divorce counsels!
Consul was an elected office in Roman Republic,...
Stationary, Stationery
Stationary, Stationery
The spellchecker in the computers will not help us when we use stationery in the place of stationary. And a letter makes the...
Affect, Effect
Affect, Effect
“Exhortations in the style guide had no effect (noun) on the number of mistakes; the level of mistakes was not affected (verb) by...
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...
Principal, Principle
What are the principles that are dear to you as the principal of the college?
Principal functions as a noun and an adjective, and has...
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...
Apprise, Appraise
Apprise, Appraise
The multinational companies usually appraise the investment climate in a country including the rate of returns in the future and accordingly apprise...
Their, Theirs, They’re
Their, Theirs, They’re
“As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture...