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• Ingenious vs. Ingenuous

  3475 readersBe careful with ingenious and ingenuous.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Ingenious vs. Ingenuous

• Compare and Contrast

  4065 readersIn general use, such as in writing a "compare/contrast" essay, compare means "find the similarities" and contrast means "find the differences."Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Compare

• Ferment and Foment

  2976 readersIs “foment” the same as “ferment”?Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Ferment and Foment Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

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  Kardashian Mom Kris Jenner Publishes Memoir

  3868 readersKris Jenner, mother to reality stars Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian, has a new memoir out called …And All Things Kardashian from Gallery Books. MSNBC.com has published an excerpt from the book, where Jenner writes: “I’m a unique combination of mother and manager. I’ve actually trademarked the term ‘Momager,’ which is what I am. I

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  Is “Prepone” a Word?

  1923 readersCan the word 'prepone' be used as an antonym of 'postpone'? Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Is “Prepone” a Word?

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  Vertical and Vertiginous

  3166 readersA steep climb up a mountain is sometimes described as “vertiginous”, as in the following quotation from a description of a hike up the Inca Trail. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Vertical and Vertiginous

• 10 Tacky Terms

  4193 readersThe English language teems with terminology for referring to ostentation or bad taste, or both. Here are ten words that help readers imagine imagery that they perhaps would rather not think about: 1. Flashy The connotations of this adjectival form of flash are of fleeting, superficial attractiveness and showy, tasteless fashion and/or fashion accessories. 2. Garish The origin of

• Albatross and Alcatraz Island

  1729 readersColeridge's poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" has given the language the metaphoric meaning of "albatross." The word derives from "alcatraz."Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Albatross

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  Verbally and Orally

  1875 readers"Verbally" means "with words." "Orally" means "by mouth." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Verbally and Orally

• Affect vs. Effect

  4572 readersAmong the pairs of words writers often confuse, affect and effect might be the most perplexing, perhaps because their meanings are so similar. Affect, derived from affectus, from the Latin word afficere, “to do something to, act on,” is easily conflated with effect, borrowed from Anglo-French, ultimately stemming from the Latin word effectus, from efficere,