Hi everyone, I hope today finds you all fit and well! I had a little bit of spare time today so I decided to write another round of Confused Words. I haven’t posted one in a little while and it’s… Read More ›
English Language
The English language is a beautiful thing, but there are lots of ways it can trip you up!
Confused Words 8
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all having a fantastic day! It’s been a little while since I posted a collection of ‘Confused Words‘, so here are another six. Dual, Duel Dual: this is the word you’d use when talking about… Read More ›
Odd Plurals 2
Hi everyone! Once again I’ve found myself thinking about plurals. I was having a heated discussion earlier about the plural form for cactus. I was adamant the plural was cactuses, and my friend was convinced the plural was cacti, which of course… Read More ›
Confused Words 7
Hi everyone! It’s been ages since I’ve written a Confused Words post, and I figured there’s no time like the present. So, here’s another round of the most commonly confused words. Metal, Mettle Metal: this word is used in reference… Read More ›
Interesting Collective Nouns: Festive Edition – Part 2
Hi everyone! The research for my previous post Interesting Collective Nouns: Festive Edition proved so fruitful that it was necessary to split it in two. So, here are a further 10 festively themed collective nouns for you to muse over…. Read More ›
Interesting Collective Nouns: Festive Edition – Part 1
Hi everyone! It’s been a little while since my last Interesting Collective Nouns post and since Christmas is just around the corner, I thought I’d post a festive edition, just for fun. So without further ado, here are 10 festive… Read More ›
Dashes
Do you know the difference between a ‘hyphen’, an ‘en dash’ and an ’em dash’? Many people have never heard of ‘en’ and ’em dashes’ but alas, they exist and using them can sometimes be a little bit complicated because… Read More ›
Interesting Collective Nouns 2
After falling down another collective noun rabbit hole earlier today, I thought that I’d share another ten that jumped out at me. Interesting Collective Nouns 2 ‘Entrance’ is the collective name for a group of actresses. An entrance of actresses…. Read More ›
Confused Words 6
Hi everyone, here’s another round of commonly confused words! Loose, Lose Loose: this is the word you’d use when referring to something which has not been firmly fixed in place, or when talking about a piece of fabric or clothing… Read More ›
Interesting Collective Nouns
In my previous post, Odd Plurals, I spoke briefly about needing to find out the plural of octopus (if you’re wondering, it’s octopuses – not octopi) which led to me looking at plurals of other words. Today, I needed to… Read More ›
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