Untouchable – English editing.
In senses relating to the traditional Hindu Caste system, the term untouchable and the social restrictions accompanying it were declared…
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Tribe – English editing.
In historical contexts, the word tribe is broadly accepted (the area was inhabited by Slavic tribes).However, in contemporary contexts, used…
Titivate – English editing.
The verbs titillate and titivate sound alike but do not have the same meaning, and to use the wrong one…
Till – English editing.
In most contexts, till and until have the same meaning and are interchangeable. The main difference is that till is…
Thankfully – English editing.
Thankfully has been used for centuries to mean ‘in a thankful manner’, as in she accepted the offer thankfully. Since…
Prove – English editing.
For complex historical reasons prove developed two past participles; proved and proven. Until recently, in British English proved was generally…
Presently – English editing.
Presently has two meanings. The older, meaning ‘now’, dates from the 15th century and is the dominating meaning in American…
Number – English editing.
The construction of the number of + plural noun should be used with a singular verb, as in the number…