Commonly Confused Words: Have you ever used the word access where you should have used excess? Or Have you got confused about which to use-affect or effect? Well, don’t worry as this is not unusual.

One Word Substitution means using a single word to replace a long phrase or sentence without changing its original meaning. It helps make communication more clear, concise, and effective. These ...

When both speaking and writing, it's a good idea to try to be as specific as possible when giving examples, or describing something. In this episode we'll outline some words and phrases that will help ...

In addition to being one of the most fun words to say—and hardest to spell—in English, “onomatopoeia” probably calls to mind a whole bunch of silly, fun words. Onomatopoeia is the process of creating ...

Your mom asked you to pick up shelled pistachios at the store, but you’d better ask whether she wants nuts still in their shells or those with their shells already removed. Because the word shelled ...

English language has "borrowed" words for centuries. But is it now lending more than it's taking, asks Philip Durkin, deputy chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. English speakers may not be ...