Appear
Appear = (1) Become visible or be seen (suddenly): ‘Small red patches appeared all over the child’s back.’ ‘A minute…
Category: English Editing
Anyhow/Anyway
“Anyhow†and “anyway†are used to connect sentences only in informal styles (Not in essays, written reports, etc). Their main…
English Common Errors: anxious – English editing.
Anxious = worried because you fear that something bad may happen or may have happened: ‘Their daughter hadn’t come home…
English common errors: Announcement – English editing.
When you want to give people some important information, you make announcement: ‘Following the announcement of their marriage, they were…
English Common Errors: an –English Editing
Before a word beginning with h, use a if the h is pronounced: ‘a house’, ‘a half’, ‘a horrible day’.…
English Common Errors: ample –English Editing
Ample = (more than) enough; plenty (of): ‘The boot contains ample room for two large suitcases.’ ‘Just one spoonful should…
English Common Errors: alternate – English Editing
In British English alternate and alternative have different meanings. Alternate = (1) happening in turn, first one then other: ‘alternate…
English Common Errors: alone – English Editing
Alone = without other people around you: ‘I’ve thought about getting married, but I prefer living alone.’ lonely = sad…