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Appraise vs. apprise: What’s the difference?

appraise vs. apprise

If you’ve ever confused the words appraise and apprise, you’re in good company. Appraise and apprise are both verbs, and they look and sound similar. That’s why it’s no surprise that people often mix them up or think they can

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Loathe vs. loath: What’s the difference?

Loathe vs. loath

If you had to guess what the difference between loathe vs. loath is, what would you say? Would you say that they are (a) different ways of spelling the same word or (b) two different words altogether? Have you made

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Baited vs. bated: What’s the difference?

baited vs. bated

If you wanted to say that Sophia is holding her breath in suspense, what would you write? Would you write that Sophia is waiting “with baited breath”? Or would you write that she is waiting “with bated breath”? We’ll solve

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Complacent vs. complaisant: What’s the difference?

complacent vs. complaisant

Like we talked about in our recent post on diffuse vs. defuse, the English language is a tricky beast. There are so many pairs of words that look or sound similar. But it isn’t always clear whether they mean the

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Diffuse vs. defuse: What’s the difference?

diffuse vs. defuse

In English, you don’t have to look far to find pairs of words that look or sound similar. Just think of their vs. there, empathic vs. empathetic, and compose vs. comprise. In some cases, you can use both words interchangeably

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Do you feel anxious vs. eager? What’s the difference?

anxious vs. eager

Imagine looking at your Q4 analytics and finding that you not only met but surpassed your sales target. How would you feel? Would you feel anxious to tell your boss, Cindy, about the awesome results? Or would you feel eager?

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What nauseous means. Do you know how to use it properly?

nauseous means

Imagine eating your way through half of your leftover holiday treats only to feel sick 20 minutes later. (Your body doesn’t like what you just did to it, and you better bet that it’s going to tell you). You might

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Criteria vs. criterion: What’s the difference?

criteria vs. criterion

Are you struggling to figure out what the issue in the sentence above is? You know that there isn’t a typo, a spelling mistake, or a punctuation error. So what’s the problem? It lies in the sixth word in the

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How to fix ambiguous pronouns

fix ambiguous pronouns

What’s wrong with the sentence in the image above? At first glance, it may seem fine. After all, it doesn’t sound strange or cumbersome. (Malls and exams are pretty normal things.) But there’s something about this sentence that makes it

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How to fix dangling modifiers

fix dangling modifiers

Are you looking at the sentence in the image above and feeling stumped about what the problem is? You’re probably not the only one. The sentence has the unfortunate fate of containing a dangling modifier. In today’s blog post, we’ll

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