Principal and principle are often confused as they have the same pronunciation, but have different meanings. In non-legal usage, principle...

Do not confuse counsel with council. Counsel means a legal advisor. In the U.K., the term is used for barristers...

Advise can be a noun meaning to give advice, counsel, warn, recommend, or simply inform. It is also used as...

Effective and efficient both mean generally “having effect” but specifically, effective meanings having a high degree of effect, e.g. “The...

Perhaps because of the logical fallacy post hoc ergo propter hoc (“after this, therefore because of this”), consequent is frequently...

Though they are not homophones, when they are heard out of context “disburse” and “disperse” are easily confused. Disburse is...

Qualify has many meanings, including to provide with necessary skills, knowledge or credentials. In law qualify means to certify as...

Disregarding the presence of any parenthetical modifier, adverbs ending in ‘ly’ always modify the word immediately following them. Thus, they...

Affect means to have an influence on or cause a change in. For example, “Intense lobbying affected the vote.” Affect...

Due to the size of the English language – the number of words exceeds 800,000 – it is quite easy...