All together (adverb) means “together in a single group.” For example: The waiter asked if we were all together. Altogether (adverb) means “completely” or “in total “. For example: She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether. To be in the altogether is an old-fashioned term for being naked!
All ready means “completely ready”. For example: “Are you all ready for the test?” Already is an adverb that means before the present time or earlier than the time expected. For example: “I asked him to come to the cinema but he’d already seen the film.” Or “Are you buying Christmas cards already? It’s only [...]
Alone, can be used as an adjective or adverb. Either use means without other people or on your own. For example: “He likes living alone.” “I think we’re alone now.” = There are just the two of us here. Lonely is an adjective which means you are unhappy because you are not with other people. [...]
All right has multiple meanings. It can mean ok, acceptable, unhurt. The single word spelling alright has never been accepted as standard. However in a search on Google you’ll get around 68,700,000 hits for alright and 163,000,000 for “all right”. So, it might become a respected alternative spelling. Personally I have no problem with it, [...]
He’s is the short form of ‘he is’ or ‘he has’. For example: ” Don’t be scared – he’s very friendly.” His is a possesive pronoun, it is used to show something belonging to or connected with a man, boy or male animal that has just been mentioned. For example: ” Mark just phoned to [...]
Heroin is a noun, it is a powerful illegal drug, obtained from morphine and is extremely addictive. For example: “He was arrested for supplying heroin, a class A drug.” Heroine is a female person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great. The male equivalent is hero. For example: [...]
Hear is a verb that means to receive or become aware of a sound using your ears, so you don’t have to make an effort in order to just hear something. For example:- She heard a noise outside. Listen is a verb that means to give attention to someone or something in order to hear [...]
Hard is an adjective. It can mean solid, industrious, or difficult. For example:- Heating the clay makes it hard (solid) . She is a hard (industrious) worker. It was a hard (difficult) test. Hardly is an adverb and means only just or certainly not. For example:- The teacher spoke so quietly I could hardly (only [...]
The prepositions for and since are often used with time expressions. For indicates a period of time. For example: I have been working here for 2 years. Since indicates a point in time. For example: I have been working here since the year before last.
Well, I have not posting Confusing Words for quite some time. Guess I will post a few every month from now onwards. Today let us take a look at Fewer and Less. Everyone gets this wrong – including native speakers. The general rule is to use fewer for things you can count (individually), and less [...]
