English can be a very tricky language, with many words and rules not always behaving the way they should. There are also lots of very similar words and phrases with different meanings. The articles below help identify these differences, to help avoid common mistakes in areas where people (including native English speakers!) get confused:
Similar words and phrases
- What’s the difference between “plane” and “plain”?
- What’s the difference between “few” and “a few”?
- What’s the difference between “in case” and “if”?
- What’s the difference between “in general” and “generally”?
- What’s the difference between “on display” and “in a display”?
- What’s the difference between “smile at” and “smile to”?
- What’s the difference between “ready”, “willing” and “able”?
- What’s the difference between “solve” and “resolve”?
- What’s the difference between “answer” and “answer to”?
- What’s the difference between “from”, “out of” and “among”?
- What’s the difference between “on foot” and “by foot”?
Misunderstood words or phrases
- How to correctly use ‘I am’ or ‘I do’ to answer questions
- Why we say Bachelors and Masters for degrees
- Why we say 21st for Centuries starting 20…
- Unusual adjective positions in English
- Gendered pronouns – when to use ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘it’ for animals and objects
- Different uses of “to be willing to do”
- The differences between ‘from’, ‘out of’ and ‘among’
- Should ‘no’ be followed by a singular or plural?
- How to use ‘not only…but also’
- How to use the word ‘even’
- Using ‘this’ and ‘next’ to describe future events
- Police – an uncountable plural noun
