English Common Errors : actually – English Editing
When actually means ‘in fact’, it is used to correct a misunderstanding: ‘People think we’ve got lots of money, but…
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English Common Errors : act – English Editing
When you are talking about what someone does on a particular occasion, act and behave are interchangeable: ‘Passengers who left…
English Common Errors : accomplish – English Editing
When you accomplish something, you manage to do it or complete it, especially something that gives you satisfaction: ‘She felt…
English Common Errors: accept – English Editing
You accept someone’s advice, opinion, or suggestion BUT you agree (= say you are willing) to do something. Compare: ‘I…
English Common Errors : abroad – English editing
go/live/be abroad (WITHOUT to, at, in etc) The only preposition that is used before abroad is from: ‘She came back…
Open vs. close –class words – English editing.
Open class words, commonly referred as content words, are those belonging to the major part of speech like noun, verbs,…
Morphemes – English editing.
In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest unit of word having a semantic meaning. They can’t be broken down any…
Deictic – English editing.
Deictic is a word specifying identity or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or listener in the context…