Pour means “dispense liquid from a container” (e.g., “Pour the bleach carefully; don’t let it splash”).
Pore means “look carefully” (e.g., “She pored over the recipe book, searching for the perfect dinner party menu”) or “a small opening, especially in an animal or plant” (e.g., “This lotion helps minimize your pores“).
Foreword is a noun that refers to a brief introduction to a book, typically written by someone other than the author.
Forward has many different uses, all related to the idea of being positioned in or moving toward the front, or making progress. It can be used as several different parts of speech:
Adverb (e.g., “Let’s move forward with this proposal”)
Adjective (e.g., “The plane’s forward momentum was too strong”)
Verb (e.g., “Please forward me any emails you receive”)
Noun (e.g., “Every basketball team needs a great power forward“)
In short, foreword is only used when talking about a book. Otherwise, use forward.
Bored is the adjective you use to describe the feeling of being uninterested or tired of something (e.g., “I’m bored; there’s nothing to do”). Boring is the adjective used to describe the person or thing that is uninteresting (e.g., “My teacher is so boring; he drones on and on”).
Only people can be bored. People or things can be boring. After the phrase “I am,” the correct word is almost always bored (unless you’re meaning to insult yourself).
Aesthetics is the plural form of the nounaesthetic, meaning “style” or referring to a particular artistic movement (e.g., “the Surrealist aesthetic”).
You can use aesthetics when referring to more than one style (e.g., “The two painters’ aesthetics are quite different”).
Aesthetics is also used to refer to the field of philosophy devoted to the nature of beauty. In this case, it is used as a singular noun (e.g., “Aesthetics is concerned with sensory reactions”).
Use aesthetic when you are referring to one particular style (e.g., “a punk aesthetic”) or when using the word as an adjective (e.g., “aesthetic features”).
QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker can help you make sure you’re using singular and plural nouns correctly.
On a related note, if you’re not sure whether the word you need is alternate or alternative, we normally use “alternative” when the meaning is the opposite of “mainstream” (e.g., “alternative music”).
Why not use QuillBot’s free Paraphraser to help you find the best synonym for “alternate” in your specific context?
Appraised is the simple past tense and past participle of the verb appraise, which means “set a value for” (e.g., “The house was appraised at $350,000”).
Apprised is the simple past tense and past participle of the verbapprise, which means “tell or inform” (e.g., “The president has been apprised of the situation”).
QuillBot’s Grammar Checker can ensure you’re using words like appraised and apprised correctly.
A palette knife is a type of knife with a flat, flexible blade that is used for spreading rather than cutting, primarily used in art (“e.g., “Spread the paint using a palette knife”).
“Palette knife” is also the British English term for “offset spatula” or “icing spatula.”
