Hyphenated words are very common in English. They’re used for clarity and to let anyone reading know that the words hyphenated together are linked. However, it’s hard to tell which words receive hyphens, and which do not, such as worldwide. Is it worldwide or world-wide? Worldwide is a compound word, meaning it does not need […]
In English, there are countless expressions to greet people, and also to say goodbye. Since there are so many, it’s difficult to tell the difference between when you should say them. Good evening and good night are examples of greeting and goodbye terms, but what’s the difference? Good evening is used as a greeting. You’ll
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In English, there are countless words that have a similar sound and meaning. One pair of words that sound similar are emersion and immersion. Is there a difference, and if so, what’s the difference and how can you use them in a sentence? Immersion is a common word you’ll see used to describe being immersed
The terms the business world uses to describe its days and processes can get confusing and difficult to follow, especially for beginners. Two terms that are hard to tell apart are business days and working days. What’s the difference? Business days and working days are very similar since they both deal with the weekdays. The
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English is a complex language with countless prefixes and suffixes. It’s easy to get them confused, especially words like “post”. When using the word “post”, does it mean before or after? The word “post” is a prefix that must be added to something in order to modify it. When attached to a word, “post” means
Internet slang is extremely popular, and new words are coming out every day to describe people, places, and things. One of these slang words is “BSF”. What exactly does BSF mean, and how do you use it? BSF is internet slang meaning “best friend”. The “bs” comes from best, and the “f” comes from friend.
Internet slang is growing in popularity around the globe, and plenty of these terms come from online sites such as Twitch. One of these terms is “poggers”, which you will see spammed in Twitch chats. What exactly does poggers mean? If you see someone say “poggers”, they are using it as a slang phrase to
Singular and plural words are difficult to get right. You have to make sure the words in the sentence are all in agreement with each other. One agreement that’s a bit tricky is the debate between “all is” and “all are”. So which one is correct? Both “all is” and “all are” are correct. However,
Capitalization rules in English can be very complicated, and “high school” is one compound word that often gets incorrectly capitalized. So, is high school capitalized, and if so, when is it okay to capitalize it? Contrary to popular belief, high school is a compound word that is, when used generally, not capitalized. However, there are
In English, it’s tricky to know what sources of media get italics, underlines, and quotation marks. Song titles are one form of media that are tricky. So, are song titles italicized or given quotation marks? Contrary to what many believe, song titles are not italicized. In English, when there’s a shorter piece of media, you
