There are several thousand words in English today and one interesting thing about these words is that most of them sound alike, with similar spellings, but have different meanings. See Homonyms. Some have different spellings and meanings but sound alike. Read about Homophones while others have same spellings with different meanings and sound differently. We … Read more
There will always be confusion in many people’s mind as far as the use of certain words in English is concerned. The reason is not far-fetched. Some words share many linguistic features. Some are homonymous, some are homographic while others homophonic. One of the pairs that many cannot identify and differentiate easily is the pair: … Read more
Introduction One of the Categories in Akademia is the Common Errors Category. There, there are several posts dedicated to explaining words in English that users find confusing. This particular post, Affect vs Effect: Meaning, Usage and Examples, falls under the category of commonly confused words. Most of the words in English have similar sounds, spellings … Read more
Introduction Under our Common Errors Category in Akademia, we have several posts dedicated to explaining words in English that users confuse with one another. This particular post, Correct Usage: Access, Assess, Accent, Ascent and Assent, falls under that category. Most of the words in English have similar sounds, spellings but different meanings, see Homonyms. Homophones … Read more
It is so heart-warming to know that lots of people around the world reading Akademia are getting informed and educated by the day. Keep reading, keep learning and keep sending your feedback! This post is titled: Commonly Confused Words Series: Academia vs Academic. Why this title? Now, there are thousands of words in the English … Read more