Letter writing plays a crucial role in our daily lives. We communicate our feelings, ideas, thoughts and facts through letter writing. This ...
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How To Acknowledge a Writer Whose Post You Copied and Posted on Your Facebook Wall
Ideally, when someone makes a post which interests you and you feel your friends need to read it too, you are expected to share it on you...
The Difference between Half-brother and Stepbrother
If you think your half-brother is your stepbrother, pay rapt attention. These words are often used interchangeably, especially ...
The Difference between “GOAT” and “Goat” in Sports
This lesson will be illustrative for easy comprehension. The difference between “GOAT” (in capital letters) and “Goat” (in small letters)...
The Difference between PREGNANT FOR, PREGNANT BY and PREGNANT WITH
If your husband gets you pregnant, you are pregnant BY your husband, not FOR your husband. Use “PREGNANT FOR” to show time frame, e.g...
How To Answer WOULD YOU MIND and WOULD YOU CARE Questions
Non-native speakers of English find it difficult to give correct answers to WOULD YOU MIND and WOULD YOU CARE questions. They say YES when...
The Difference between Ingredient(s) and Recipe
“Ingredient(s)” refers to any of the substances (or foods) that are combined to make a particular dish. For example, the ingredients nee...
CONTRONYM: Did you know a word can be its own opposite? Find out!
Can a word be its own opposite? Yes! It is called a contronym – a words that are their own antonyms, depending on usage. Here are a few...
How To Use IN, AT and ON in Reference to Time, Days, Cities Towns
Often we find problems with the use of the prepositions “in”, “at” and “on” in reference to time, days, cities, towns, etc. The following ...
The Difference between a Translator and an Interpreter
These two professionals are closely related in terms of what they do; it is therefore not surprising that they are often used interchangea...
The Difference between IN and INTO
Sometimes, these two prepositions cause us some amount of confusion: the same way we sometimes struggle to distinguish between identica...
The Difference between "Location" and "Venue"
These words are synonymous in many contexts, but they are not always interchangeable. A location is a particular place or positio...
Google as "goggle" and WhatsApp as "WhatsUp": Illiterate Pronunciations in Nigeria
Why do Nigerians, including educated Nigerians, pronounce Google as "goggle" and WhatsApp as "WhatsUp"? As I poi...
Why University Graduands Shouldn't Say “I am convoking/convocating today.”
The word convocation is most often misused. It is a noun, which means: 1. a large formal assembly, e.g., of a college or university com...
Why You Should Say IT WAS I, not IT WAS ME
Although most persons say 'It was me.' when speaking, the correct expression is 'It was I.' Where the verb to be is ...
Common English Errors (2019): A Compilation of Tammy's Online English Tutorials
1. The correct idiom is LAST BUT NOT LEAST, not “LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST.” The definite article “the” is not needed. Remember, idioms ar...