Insure vs. Ensure In this series of posts, I have talked about the use of Homophones countless times, isn’t it? And I have also mentioned that these homophones is mostly responsible for the English language to be so confusing at times. Homophones are nothing but words that sound the same but have different meanings. This…
I.E., vs. E.G. Since a lot of things of the English language is borrowed from other languages, there are many elements present which can create a sense of confusion within this language. Two such things are the abbreviations “i.e.” and “e.g.” and the difference between the two. You have to remember that they are not…
Homophones vs. Homographs vs. Homonyms The English language is a unique one. And some of the reasons for it being so unique is the elements you have in it. In this post, I will be talking about one such fine example. Here, we will look at the Homographs, Homophones, Homonyms and the intermediate difference between…
Gross vs. Net We all have considered the gross and net salary from our jobs, isn’t it? But what do these two words actually mean? And where do we use them correctly? We know that Net is a different thing like fishing net or mosquito net. But when it comes to money, we are a…
Grey vs. Gray As we have said this a number of times, English is a confusing language. This is mainly because of many similar sounding words. Like for example, some colors can also be quite confusing while writing because there are more than one spelling available for the same word. For example, the word Grey….
Fiancée vs. Fiancé Are you getting married very soon? Well, don’t be alarmed. It is a not a post about marriage. Rather, we are going to talk about something which causes confusion every time we refereed to a married couple. Yes, do you often feel confused about the words Fiancée and Fiancé? Then this post…
