Category: Language

Are you one of those people who think that “Carmel and “caramel” refer to the soft candy made of sugar and butter? Sorry to burst your bubble! “Carmel” and “caramel” may have almost the same...

The words “been” and “being” are two easily confused terms in the English language. Both are participle forms of the verb “be” and follow auxiliary verbs. Now the question is, are they exactly the same?...

Whether you are on the World Wide Web or on your phone trying to communicate with someone through SMS, shortcuts of common terms and phrases (e.g. lol, rofl, yolo, btw) are frequently used. These shortcuts...

Have you ever wondered why the past tense of walk is walked but the past tense of “catch” is not “catched” but “caught”? Well, “walk” is a regular verb while “catch” is an irregular verb....

“A few weeks ago, Anna was torn between taking a vacation in the Maldives with her family or going to Japan as an exchange student. Choosing the former would mean fulfilling her dream vacation, but...

Worse and worst are two words that are homophones. Homophones, which are words that have the same pronunciation but have different meanings and spellings, are often baffling to people. You might even be asking yourself,...

There are some people who are often confused with the usage of what and which in a sentence. Take a look at these examples: What food does your dog eat? Which food does your dog...