One often misspelled word is publicly, and it is often misspelled as publically. Although this seems like just another case of people misspelling the word, this is much different because unlike other words, publically is still technically correct, only it’s not the common spelling. The correct spelling is publicly. However, since publically is such a […]
A common misspelling in English is between the words label and lable. This is because of the way the word is pronounced, which leads to confusion. The pronunciation makes label sound like ‘lable’. However, the correct spelling is always label, not lable. Label is the only way to spell label. In both British and American
Internet slang has taken over the world, and one of these new slang phrases is “it is what it is”. If you hear this online, or someone says it to you, it’s difficult to reply to since it’s such a broad phrase. So how do you reply to it? The best way to reply to
“It is what it is” is a phrase referring to accepting that a situation happened, and there’s nothing you can do about it. It’s a way of coping and brushing off future conversations about it, but are there other phrases you should say, and why should you say them? Instead of brushing off the situation
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“He’s out there . . . beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct.” This line from the Apocalypse Now movie describes Colonel Kurtz’s character who has gone rogue during desperate times. The Meaning of the Phrase The colloquial phrase, “beyond the pale” means to pass outside the boundaries of acceptable social behavior. It derives
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You may have heard the term “Jack legged” before and found yourself wondering about a similar term, “Jake legged”. “Jake-legged” has been said to be an American term that stemmed from “Jack-legged”, both terms are used to describe someone who is not capable of doing a job the right way. Contrary to this belief, this
If you are unsure how to use the term in standard American English, the question “am I biased?” is the one you should ask yourself. The explanation for this is quite simple: prejudiced is an adjective, but bias is a noun. Because persons are nouns, they should never be referred to as adjectives under any
“All but one is true” means that every item on the list is true except for one entry. This sentence is usually an instruction for a test where you need to choose the false item on the list. Let’s look at an example of when we would use “all but one is true” All But
In front is always two words. Infront is incorrect and should not be used in English. In front In front is usually a preposition that means that something is ahead of something in a positional sense. There are a lot of people in front of me in the queue. The chair is in front of
If you walk through the streets in an English-speaking country, you’ll often hear people say, “Good Morning!” But, in the UK, specifically in Ireland, there’s an older and more posh way to say this. One of the most quintessential and easily recognizable Irish phrases is “Top of the Morning to You.” While it does equate
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