Aggravate vs. Irritate (Correct Usage, + Examples)
March 31, 2024
How to use aggravate vs. irritate Aggravate (a verb) comes from the Latin aggravatus, which means to “to render more troublesome … to make heavy
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Alternate vs. Alternative (Correct Usage, + Examples)
March 27, 2024
How should you use alternate and alternative? These words are not always interchangeable, though their meanings overlap as adjectives. The difference between alternate vs. alternative
What’s the Past Tense of Creep?
March 27, 2024
Is it creeped or crept? If you’re trying to say that you’re creeped out by something, use creeped. Otherwise, both creeped and crept are accepted
Good vs. Well (Usage + Examples)
March 23, 2024
Is your day going good or well? And is it, I hope you’re ‘well’ or ‘good’? These words are some of the most common words
Moral vs. Morale (Meaning + Usage)
March 23, 2024
Moral and morale sound nearly the same, and are only a single letter apart. Still, they are not the same. Use these words accordingly: “Morale”
Your vs. You’re (Which Word is Correct?)
March 18, 2024
Your vs. You’re Your and you’re (with an apostrophe) sound the same, but they are not the same. Important differences between them to note are:
Alter vs. Altar (Definition, with Examples)
March 18, 2024
Alter vs. altar Alter and altar sound nearly the same, and are only a single letter apart. Still, they are not the same. Both words
How to Form Adverbs (An Overview)
March 12, 2024
Formation of adverbs Continue reading for the comprehensive breakdown on how to form adverbs, the main types of adverbs and an FAQ on (you guessed
Council or Counsel? (Meaning, Usage + Examples)
March 12, 2024
Council or counsel? Council and counsel are both nouns; though the latter has a verb form. Despite that these words sound the same, they are