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homonym - one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (as the noun quail and the verb quail). homophone - one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (as the words to, too, and two) This information came from...

Hi, I'm a science editor at the VA hospital in Washington state. A few weeks ago I was editing a manuscript that varied its use of tissue and tissues. I searched through dictionaries and grammar books but couldn't find much info on the distinction between tissue/tissues. However, I decided that...

spelling errors highlighted in this colour other comments/amendments in pink. You are also being rather random in your use of capital letters. It seems very lazy to use the same job description word for word each time. CURICULAM VITATE (personal information removed by...

Nonsense noun: words that make no sense howl long man go. Meaningless adjective: having no meaning or significance.That is a meaningless sentence.Ridiculous adjective: inviting mockery or derision; absurd.It is ridiculous.

This is really badly off topic but I couldn't resist the temptation to comment on your correct observation. I understand very well that native speakers of English mispronounce foreign words because foreign languages are not studied much in English-speaking countries.Well, can you really blame us?...

Hi Taka Here is my input: 1. A few spelling corrections are needed: - campaign - coastal 2. The definitions you've found for marina and fair are much too limited. Not all marinas are located in coastal areas (a relatively small, inland lake might also have a marina, for...

Sometimes in reading we come across an unfamiliar word, a word that we have never heard pronounced. Native speakers and foreign learners alike, we may be tempted — rather than looking it up in a dictionary — not only to infer its meaning from the context but also to infer its pronunciation. But...

Englishuser wrote: A non-native speaker who has immersed himself or herself with highbrow literature written in a foreign language could very well have a more vivid vocabulary and a better knowledge of the grammar of the language than the average native speaker. At least as far as the 'standard...

Clive wrote: Hi again, My Canadian Oxford Dictionary shows -storied as an alternative spelling of -storeyed. As regards the noun, I see two storeys as correct but I see two stories as incorrect. Best wishes, Clive According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: esp. BrE storey ...

Hi again, My Canadian Oxford Dictionary shows -storied as an alternative spelling of -storeyed. As regards the noun, I see two storeys as correct but I see two stories as incorrect. Best wishes, Clive