Ascent, Assent; Descent, Dissent, Accent
Ascent, Assent; Descent, Dissent, Accent
“Humanity peaks at times when societies rise from decadence to a highly sophisticated state of civilization. Eventually, however, most...
Lose, Loss, Loose
Lose, Loss, Loose
Is wearing loose clothes at bedtime better for the body?
What are you afraid to lose in life?
What is your unforgettable loss?
Kathy &...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
Learned, Learnt
Learned, Learnt
If learned and learnt are confusing, so is the case with leaned, leant; leaped, leapt…
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty...
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...
Canvas, Canvass
Canvas, Canvass
Amanda: I like your canvas shoes.
Basil: You are correct but they are canvas shoes but they are called converse.
Amanda: Oh! These days canvas...
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...
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