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Mistake: If I would have…

lklawless — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:30:21 +0000

When talking about something that didn’t happen in the past, many English speakers use the conditional perfect (if I would have done) when they should be using the past perfect (if I had done).

English spelling – I before E

lklawless — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:30:53 +0000

Whether to spell any given word with ie or ei can often stump native English speakers. In school many of us were taught the mnemonic device “I before E except after C or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh.” This is a fairly good rule, but it has a lot of exceptions.

Affect vs Effect

lklawless — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:14 +0000

The English words affect and effect are often confused by native speakers – don’t let their mistakes affect your English.

Dropping the final -e

lklawless — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:00:36 +0000

When to drop the final -e on English words before adding a suffix can be confusing.

Farther vs Further

lklawless — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:00:41 +0000

These two English words are very similar; keep reading for further information.

Borrow, Lend, Loan

lklawless — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:11 +0000

What’s the difference between borrow, lend, and loan? Two of them are synonyms and the third is the opposite – lend me your eyes and I’ll tell you about them.

Addition vs Edition

lklawless — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:15:00 +0000

These two English words are sometimes confused by native speakers. This lesson will make a nice addition to your English understanding.

Theirs vs Their’s

lklawless — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:15:43 +0000

One of these words does not exist.

Either and Neither

lklawless — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:15:50 +0000

The English words either and neither can cause some problems for native and non-native speakers of English. Sometimes you can use either one and sometimes you have to choose either one or the other, but neither one is very difficult.

Lay vs Lie

lklawless — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:15:02 +0000

The English verbs lay and lie are commonly confused by even native English speakers. I’m not lying when I say that you can now lay your fears of not knowing the difference to rest.