Spelling

Even minor variances between words and phrases can mean the difference between accurate writing and embarrassing spelling errors. Sometimes, these differences come down to the placement of something as simple as a space. A good example of this is ahold vs. a hold.  Although ahold is… continue reading

Behavior vs. behaviour is one of plenty words that are spelled differently in American English than in UK English. It’s part of a pattern that reaches across the majority of words with the same ending, like flavor/flavour color/colour, labor/labour, and so on. Which spelling is… continue reading

Leach vs. leech are easily mixed up words. The spell-check application of most word processing programs won’t catch a mix-up of these two words. Spell-check looks for words that aren’t in its dictionary or words that resemble words in its dictionary but are potentially spelled… continue reading

As a noun, gray  is usually in reference to the color. It can also be used as an adjective when we want to say that the color of something is simply a shade of gray. It can be used as a verb  as well, for when something grays (i.e., turns gray, such as hair).… continue reading