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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between ABBREVIATION and ACRONYM
Numerous students, even journalists, writers and speakers, trust these words can be exchanged and won’t promptly trust they don’t mean the same, until they read this. ABBREVIATION (noun) 1. A shortened form of a word or phrase. (e.g. SKU is the abbreviation for Stock Keeping Unit) 2. The process of abbreviating something.
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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between MORAL and MORALE
MORAL (noun / adjective) As a noun, a moral is the lesson learned from a story – often used in the expression “the moral of the story.” The plural form, morals, has a different meaning. It refers to a person’s standards of determining right and wrong behaviour: The doctor refused to perform an abortion because
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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between BETWEEN and AMONG
It is often taught that “between” is used for 2 items and “among” for 3 or more. But this is not completely accurate. The more accurate difference is this: Between is used when naming distinct, individual items (can be 2, 3, or more) Among is used when the items are part of a group, or
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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between AFFECT and EFFECT
In most situations, affect is used as a verb, and effect is used as a noun. However, both words have alternate meanings when used as different parts of speech. Comparison chart Affect Effect Most common meaning In its most common usage, “affect” is a verb; “to affect” something is to make an impact on something.
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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between BORROW and LEND
Mixing up the words “borrow” and “lend” can be a common confusion. One reason this happens is because lend and borrow have the same basic meaning, but are used for different “directions” in English. Lend: GIVE something to someone on the understanding that the person will return what is being given. Borrow: TAKE and use
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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between DISCREET and DISCRETE
These words are pronounced the same, and they are both adjectives. Discrete means separate, distinct, individual: The two companies have a partnership, but they are discrete entities. We offer three discrete service plans: internet only, internet + cell phone, and internet + cell phone + TV. Discreet describes something that is modest and does not
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