Leafs or Leaves, what’s the difference? Nothing is more confusing than two words that sound exactly the same but are spelled differently. Leafs and Leaves is a set of homonyms that aren’t seen very often but can leave you scratching your head when they do. Homonyms, which are words that sound alike or are spelled … Read more
Whilst who and whom are often used interchangeably in everyday speech, there is a real grammatical distinction. Whether it matters anymore is dependent on how formal or grammatically correct you want to be. ‘Who’ refers to the subject of a sentence, the person doing something, and ‘whom’ to the object of a sentence, the person … Read more
Their own or there own? Are you trying to work out which one to use? ‘Their’ and ‘there’ are homophones, words which sound the same but have different meanings. Confusion over when to use them is very common, even amongst native English speakers. You must look at the context of the full sentence in order … Read more
I came across an article the other day which made me think about what is the plural of no and yes and when and how you should use them. The article used the word “no’s” as the plural of ‘no’. I winced a little and did some old man muttering about standards of education as … Read more
In British English both practise or practice are correct spellings but they are not interchangeable, you need to know when to use each. In American English the word is only spelled one way, practice (with a C, not an S). So, now we’ve got that covered, let me explain when to use practise and when … Read more
The short answer as to whether to use affect change or effect change is that it is always effect change, not affect change. But I’ll explain why and give you some tips on how to remember which one is correct. Affect and effect are two words that are easily mistaken for another. One is a … Read more
