In English sentences, the country is always referred to as “the Netherlands” even though “Netherlands” can be used on its own in, for example, lists of countries. “The” is only capitalized when it comes at the beginning of a sentence.
Examples:
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The meaning of “me as well” is “me too.”
“As well” is an adverb that means “also” or “too.” Do not get confused between aswell and as well. “As well” is the correct way to write this phrase; “aswell” is always incorrect.
For example:
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The past tense of troubleshoot is troubleshot.
“Troubleshot” (not troubleshooted) is the standard simple past tense and past participle form of the verb “troubleshoot” (e.g., “I troubleshot the problem yesterday” or “The problem was troubleshot yesterday”).
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Some synonyms for the subordinating conjunction in case are:
These phrases refer to precautions against a possible event (e.g., “Take an umbrella on the off chance it rains”).
Some synonyms may require light sentence rewrites when substituting them for “in case.”
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“Incase” is not a word. It’s a misspelling of “in case,” a subordinating conjunction that means “as a precaution against the event of.”
For example, “I’m going to bring snacks in case we get hungry while studying.”
Incase and in case are sometimes confused, but remember that “in case” is always right and “incase” is always wrong.
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“Encase” is a verb that means “to cover or enclose,” especially in a case or a tight-fitting material.
For example:
Don’t confuse “encase” with incase or in case. “Incase” is always wrong, and “in case” is a subordinating conjunction that refers to a precaution against a possible event (e.g., “take an umbrella in case it rains”).
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“Coming soon” means “expected to arrive or debut in the near future.”
This adjective phrase can be used in diverse contexts to talk about upcoming products, services, media, or events (e.g., “The director’s new movie is coming soon”).
Some synonyms for “coming soon” are:
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The noun “turnpike” refers to a toll road.
Historically, a “turnpike” was a road where pikes—or long sticks—blocked a traveler’s way until they paid a toll. Nowadays, it’s used in American English to refer to an expressway.
“Turnpike” may be shortened to “pike,” like in the idiom coming down the pike, which means “coming down the road.”
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“Pike” is a noun that has several meanings.
It can be short for “turnpike,” a type of road. In this context, it’s used in the idiom coming down the pike, which talks about something coming in the future.
“Pike” is also a freshwater fish and a type of Medieval weapon similar to a spear.
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“Coming down the pike” is an idiom that means “coming down the road.” “Pike” comes from “turnpike,” a type of road. This idiom is often used metaphorically to talk about something approaching or expected in the future.
People sometimes say coming down the pike or pipe. “Coming down the pike” is the correct version, but “coming down the pipe” is gaining popularity.
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The correct usage is myriad, not myriad of. As an adjective meaning “many,” myriad should be used on its own to modify a noun (e.g., “She gave myriad excuses for not meeting her sales goals”).
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The spelling of the phrase meaning “certainly” or “obviously” is of course. It is also sometimes used in place of “you’re welcome” as a response to “thank you.”
“Coarse” means “rough” or “vulgar.” It is sometimes used with the preposition “of” to describe something’s texture (e.g., “This sack is made of coarse material”).
Of course is by far the more common phrase.
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The correct spelling is either. Ither is always a mistake. The confusion is caused because either can be pronounced in two ways in American English: [ee-thr] or [eye-thr]. In British English, it is pronounced [eye-thuh]. All pronunciations are spelled the same, though: e-i-t-h-e-r.
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“Fair” means “reasonable and correct,” “light colored,” or “moderately good.”
Some synonyms for “fair” meaning “reasonable and correct” are:
Some synonyms for “fair” meaning “light colored” are:
Some synonyms for “fair” meaning “moderately good” are:
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“Middling” is an adjective that means “moderate or average” (e.g., “The restaurant received middling reviews”).
“Middling” is also used in the phrase “fair to middling”—sometimes misspelled as fair to Midland—which also means “moderate or average.”
It’s also an adverb meaning “fairly or moderately” (e.g., “He was middling successful in his new business venture”). This use is less common.
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“Negligence per se” means “negligence by itself” or “inherent negligence.” Per se means “by itself” or “inherently.”
It’s used when an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute or regulation.
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In law, per se means “by itself” or “inherently.”
It is used to refer to something that is inherently illegal or problematic, regardless of the circumstances or context.
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No, “definately” is not a word. It is a misspelling of the adverb definitely, which means “without doubt” or “in a definite way.”
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The correct spelling is definitely. Other spellings like definately or definitly are wrong.
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A follow-up email is an email in which the sender is reaching out to someone who has already been contacted to inquire about or request further information about something.
For example, it’s common to write a follow-up email a few days after submitting an application to ask about its current status.
Quote on quote is an eggcorn, a misunderstood pronunciation of quote-unquote, which is an idiom that indicates you’re quoting someone while you’re speaking aloud. For example, someone might say, “In his speech, President Biden said, quote-unquote, ‘America is an idea.’ ” While this phrase is common, it’s not necessary.
Irregardless and regardless are sometimes used interchangeably. However, most dictionaries consider irregardless a nonstandard word, so it should be avoided in professional communication or academic writing. Some language authorities accept the use in informal language.
Both words mean “despite everything.”
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Irregardless is sometimes used instead of regardless to mean “despite everything.”
Most dictionaries don’t consider irregardless a standard word, so it should be avoided in academic writing or professional communication. However, some language authorities accept the use in informal language.
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“Headcount” is a noun that means “the instance of counting how many people are present.”
For example, a teacher may do a headcount when taking students on a trip to make sure everyone is accounted for.
A headcount differs from a roll call or a “roster check,” both of which run through names to see who is present and who isn’t.
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It’s “tomato,” not “tomatoe.” The noun “tomato” is spelled without an “e” at the end.
However, in the plural, when choosing between tomatoes or tomatos, “tomatoes” is correct.
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“Echoes” and “echos” are plural forms of the noun “echo.”
“Echoes” is the commonly accepted plural among most major dictionaries. It’s also the correct spelling according to QuillBot’s Grammar Checker.
But some dictionaries also list “echos” as a plural.
So, you should probably use “echoes,” but if you use “echos,” it may be considered correct depending on your audience.
The noun “tomato” is spelled “t-o-m-a-t-o.” There are six letters that alternate between vowels and consonants.
The plural of this noun often gives people more trouble. When choosing between tomatoes or tomatos, “tomatoes” (with the “e”) is always correct.
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“Potatoes” (with an “e”) is the correct spelling of the plural form of the noun “potato.” “Potatos” is a misspelling and is always wrong.
This works the same way as tomatoes or tomatos; “tomatoes” is the correct spelling.
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“Rhythem” is not a word. It is an incorrect spelling of rhythm, a noun meaning “a repeated pattern of sound or movement.”
For example:
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“Rythme” is not a word in English. Like “rythm,” it’s a common misspelling of rhythm, a noun meaning “a repeated pattern of sound or movement.”
However, “ryhthme” is a French word meaning “rhythm.”
For example, look at these translation equivalents:
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The plural form of the noun “fly” is “flies.”
Sometimes people get confused when choosing flys or flies, but “flys” is always incorrect and “flies” is always correct.
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Some synonyms for “fly” are:
This verb can be confusing when forming the third-person singular plural. When deciding between flys or flies, remember that “flys” is always incorrect and “flies” is always correct.
Since its synonyms don’t end with “consonant + y,” they avoid this confusion.
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“Flys” has no meaning because it is not a word.
It’s a common misspelling of “flies,” a verb meaning “moves through the air” and a plural noun for a type of insect.
People sometimes get confused when choosing flys or flies, but only “flies” is ever correct.
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Ours and our’s are often confused. In the case of “belonging to,” both “ours” and “our’s” are actually incorrect. The correct version is belonging to us.
This is also true for other possessive pronouns, such as hers and theirs.
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A “roll call vote” is defined as a vote where members of the voting body are called on by name and must then say if they are for or against something.
Roll call votes are mostly associated with legislature and board meetings.
The name comes from the noun roll call, which refers to the act of taking attendance.
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The adjective “grateful” can be used with the prepositions “to” and “for.”
You can be “grateful for” someone or something, and you can be “grateful to” someone for something they’ve done.
For example:
Remember it’s always “grateful” and never greatful.
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“Beyond grateful” is an adjective phrase that means “overwhelmingly thankful.” If you say you are “beyond grateful,” you express an emotion that goes beyond regular gratitude.
For example:
Bear in mind that it’s always “grateful.” Greatful is a common misspelling and is always wrong.
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“Eternally grateful” is an adjective phrase that means you are “very thankful.” Saying that you are “eternally grateful” means you feel a deep and usually permanent thankfulness.
For example:
Remember that it’s always “grateful” and never greatful.
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“Laid off” is a phrasal verb that means “to stop employing someone,” usually due to a lack of work.
For example:
“Laid off” is always spelled like this, as “laid” is the past tense of the verb “lay.” Layed is never correct.
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No, layed isn’t a word in standard English. The past tense of the verb lay is laid. Lay is an irregular verb, so it doesn’t add “-ed” to form the past tenses. It is a transitive verb and always needs a direct object to make sense.
Laid is the simple past tense form of lay and is used to describe actions that have already taken place (e.g., “Colleen laid out a pencil and paper pad for each delegate”).
Laid is also the past participle, used for perfect tenses and the passive voice (e.g., “The cable had been laid carefully where no one would trip over it”).
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“Layed down” is not correct in standard English. If a person is laying something down, the correct past tense is laid down because laid is the past tense of lay.
Luke laid the pane of glass down very carefully.
Steve had laid down the first layer of concrete yesterday.
If the person is lying themselves down, then the correct spelling is lay down (simple past) or lain down (past participle).
Nikita lay down and fell asleep immediately.
Pam had lain down ages ago but still couldn’t sleep.
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When someone loses their job, or is made redundant, then they are laid off. “Layed” isn’t a word in standard English.
Lay is an irregular verb, so it doesn’t add “-ed” to form the past tenses. Laid is both the simple past tense form and past participle of lay.
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The past tense of lay out is laid out. “Layed out” is not correct in standard English because laid is the past tense of lay.
Laid out means “spread out,” “present,” or (informally) “knock out, render unconscious.”
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Synonyms of accidentally include:
Accidently is not a synonym of accidentally as it’s considered a common misspelling.
All the sudden is an incorrect variant of the idiom “all of a sudden,” which describes something as happening “quickly and unexpectedly” (e.g., “All of a sudden, the table collapsed”).
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The original (and more logical) saying is “couldn’t care less” (e.g., “I couldn’t care less who wins”). However, “could care less” is widely popular and accepted as a variant of the original saying (e.g., “I could care less how we get there”).
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“I could care less” is an accepted and widely used variant of the expression “I couldn’t care less,” which means that one is “not concerned with or interested in someone or something.”
For example, “Luisa could care less about where we go” indicates that someone named “Luisa” is not concerned with the destination.
To remain grammatically correct while expressing your lack of interest, use “couldn’t care less.”
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Some synonyms of “dying” include:
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Some synonyms for separate when used as an adjective include:
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Some synonyms for separate when used as a verb include:
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“Accidentaly” is an incorrect spelling of “accidentally,” which is an adverb that describes an action as unintentional (e.g., “I accidentally went to the wrong class”). Another common misspelling is “accidently.”
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The original and correct phrase is “by accident.” However, “on accident” is an error likely formed by people trying to say the opposite of “on purpose.” Although it’s a common mistake, the right way to say this phrase is “by accident.”
You can avoid this error by replacing “by accident” with “accidentally” (e.g., “I broke the lamp by accident” vs. “I broke the lamp accidentally”). Make sure not to replace it with “accidently,” as this is considered a common misspelling.
Yes, suddenly is an adverb that describes something as “abrupt and unexpected” (e.g., “Suddenly, it got really quiet”).
“All of a sudden” is an idiom that is synonymous with the word “suddenly” (e.g., “All of a sudden, everyone cheered”).
Each other is a reciprocal pronoun that means “each person or thing in a mutual relationship or reciprocal action” (e.g., “They often pranked each other”).
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“Each other” is always spelled as two words (e.g., “Let’s draw a portrait of each other”). “Eachother” is a common incorrect spelling.
The correct spelling is “vacuum” (with one “c,” two “u’s,” and ending with the letter “m”). “Vaccum” is a common incorrect spelling of “vacuum.”
“Vaccuming” is an incorrect spelling of “vacuuming,” which is the present participle form of the verb “vacuum” (e.g., “I was vacuuming when you knocked, so I didn’t hear you”).
“Email address” (or “e-mail address”) refers to a unique identifier, usually consisting of letters, numbers, and some symbols, that identifies where an email is being sent (e.g., “Please write down your email address to receive special offers”).
The correct spelling is always “e-mail” or “email,” but never “e mail.”
E-mail and email are different spelling variations and mean “electronic mail.”
The word “email” doesn’t have to be hyphenated. Both “email” and “e-mail” are widely used and accepted, although “email” has become more common.
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The correct spelling is “believe.” Although there are many exceptions, “believe” is an example of a word that follows the “i before e except after c rule.”
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Label and lable are often confused, but the correct spelling is shipping label. Lable is a common misspelling, but it’s not a real word.
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The correct version is not ours (without an apostrophe).
Ours and our’s are often confused, but “our’s” is never correct. Ours is a possessive pronoun and doesn’t take an apostrophe. This is also true for other possessive pronouns, such as hers and theirs.
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There are various synonyms for each meaning of truly:
| Properly | Absolutely | In a truthful way |
|---|---|---|
| Correctly | Really | Honestly |
| Precisely | Undoubtedly | Sincerely |
| Exactly | Totally | Truthfully |
| Accurately | Completely | Candidly |
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The correct version is try theirs (without an apostrophe).
Theirs and their’s are often confused, but “their’s” is never correct. Theirs is a possessive pronoun and doesn’t take an apostrophe.
The correct version is that’s theirs (without an apostrophe).
Theirs and their’s are often confused, but “their’s” is never correct. Theirs is a possessive pronoun and doesn’t take an apostrophe.
The correct version is concern of theirs (without an apostrophe).
Theirs and their’s are often confused, but “their’s” is never correct. Theirs is a possessive pronoun and doesn’t take an apostrophe.
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An interjection is typically followed by an exclamation point. It emphasizes the urgency or intensity of a thought, emotion, or request. An example of an interjection is “whoa!”
You use a comma or period if the expressed emotion is not supposed to come across as intense (e.g., “Oh. I must have missed that.”).
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Whoa and woah are often confused, but whoa is the correct spelling. It is used as an interjection to express alarm or surprise, or to attract attention. “Woah” is a spelling variant that’s considered wrong by most language authorities.
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Jist and gist are two commonly used spellings, but the correct spelling is gist. It means “main idea.” The other variants, jist and gyst, are not considered real words and should be avoided.
Jist and gist are often confused, but the correct spelling is gist. Synonyms and near synonyms of this word include:
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There are multiple synonyms for the word label, depending on its meaning:
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The i before e except after c rule is correct only for a certain group of words, including “receive,” “deceive,” and “conceive.” There are many other words that do not fit into this rule, such as “science,” “ancient,” and “efficient.”
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Sence and sence are often confused, but sense is the only correct spelling. It’s used as a noun to refer to “awareness” or “good judgment,” as a verb to mean “to feel,” and to refer to the five sensory faculties.
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Sense and sence are often confused, but the correct spelling is common sense. “Sence” is a misspelling (in this expression and in any other context) and should be avoided.
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The correct version is friend of hers (without an apostrophe).
Hers and her’s are often confused, but “her’s” is never correct. Hers is a possessive pronoun and doesn’t take an apostrophe. This is also true for other possessive pronouns, such as ours and theirs.
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The correct version is his or hers (without an apostrophe).
Hers and her’s are often confused, but “her’s” is never correct. Hers is a possessive pronoun and doesn’t take an apostrophe. This is also true for other possessive pronouns, such as ours and theirs.
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Forty and fourty are often confused, but forty dollars is correct. “Fourty” is always incorrect and should be avoided.
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Forty and fourty are often confused, but forty-five is the correct spelling. “Fourty” is always incorrect and should be avoided.
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When describing one singular offspring of an animal such as a cow, elephant, or whale, the correct term to use is “calf.” Similarly, when talking about the region behind your lower leg and the muscles that comprise it, the correct term is also “calf.” Calfs and calves are often confused, but the correct plural form for both calf and calve is calves.
The plural of “calf” is “calves.” It can be used to describe certain young animals (e.g., “elephant calves”) or the muscles behind the lower legs (e.g., “strong calves”). Calfs and calves are often confused, but calfs is never the correct plural form.
