Some commonly confused words are homonyms: they are spelled and pronounced exactly the same but they have different meanings. For example, the word kind can mean both caring (“a kind person”) and type (“a kind of food”), while the word book can both be a noun (“an interesting book”) and a verb (“I book a flight”). Some other commonly confused words are homophones, and these…

What is Slang? Anyone who has ever learned another language knows that you begin with the basics: verb tenses, common phrases, grammatical structure, word syntax. That’s because you have learn all the rules before you can break them. Right? While that may be true, there’s something to be said for all the “inappropriate” or “incorrect” usages of…

Word Definition A word, in the English language, can come in a variety of forms, making up the vocabulary of the entire language. Word Classes There are four main word classes in the English language and five minor ones, making nine in total. These word classes are as follows: Word Formation There are various forms of each…