Send or Sent (Which is the Correct Word?)
What’s the past tense of “send”? Is it send or sent? If you’ve ever wondered about the correct past tense of the verb send, you’re… Read More »Send or Sent (Which is the Correct Word?)
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What’s the past tense of “send”? Is it send or sent? If you’ve ever wondered about the correct past tense of the verb send, you’re… Read More »Send or Sent (Which is the Correct Word?)
Idioms Beginning with B Idioms are fascinating expressions in English where the meaning isn’t obvious from the individual words. They add color and depth to… Read More »English Idioms and Phrases Starting With “B”
For the safe bet, stick to bet. Bet uses one form for the most part, and is just bet. Betted is a nonstandard past form of bet (present tense).
Both grey with an ‘e’ and gray with an ‘a’ are correct spellings of the colour/shade, grey/gray.
Aide is a noun and means assistant. Aid can be a noun or a verb, and means ‘to offer help’, or refers to the help given.
Possessives show possession or belonging, and are formed with the addition of an apostrophe + s to the end of a noun.
All ready (two words) means “totally prepared” or … ready. Already (one word) is an adverb that highlights something as having happened before now or by now.
Adjectives tell us how much or to what extent something has a quality or trait. Comparatives compare the amount with something else, whereas superlatives say something has the most or greatest extent of that trait.