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The verbs ‘oppose’ and ‘appose’ sound very similar and can easily be confused. However, ‘oppose’...
These words are pronounced differently, since ‘loath’ rhymes with ‘both’ and ‘loathe’ rhymes with ‘clothe’....
They are similar in spelling, but what exactly is the difference between the words ‘began’...
Getting your CV right is crucial when applying for a job, but your cover letter...
At first glance, the words ‘uncharted’ and ‘unchartered’ look almost identical. But the pesky extra...
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Your CV is one of the most important documents you will write. This is because...
People often mix up the words ‘stationery’ and ‘stationary’. This is an understandable mistake, since...
Many English words simply require adding an ‘s’ when forming a plural. ‘Table’, for example,...
Although only separated by one letter, the words ‘rout’ and ‘route’ sound different when spoken....
Although it might seem natural to precede certain place names with the definite article (‘the’)...
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