Please refer to the chicken for all your grammar needs.
What’s the difference between rowed, rode and road? Well, the first two are verbs (actions), right? And the last word, road, is a noun (person, place or thing). But when you’re spelling them, things can get tricky. Use letters in the words…
What’s the difference between metal, medal, meddle and mettle? Let’s mettle – no, no MEDDLE – with your brain a little. Metal is a material, such as titanium or gold. Medal is a type of award. Meddle means to interfere in someone else’s business….
What’s the difference between aid and aide? Aid (v.) is the action of helping someone, but in its noun form, aid is defined as “help.” So you can say Chicken aids (v.) her friend or Chicken makes a suggestion for finding financial…
What’s the difference between rain, rein and reign? Rain is that watery stuff that falls out of the sky and makes Californians bad drivers. Rein is the thin strip of leather used to lead an animal. You would also use this spelling…
What’s the difference between gorilla and guerrilla? Gorilla is the animal, the great ape. People usually don’t misspell or misuse this form of the word when writing about the animal. The confusion comes when referring to “gorilla warfare,” which, unless you actually…
What’s the difference between pane and pain? A pane is the sheet of glass in a window or door frame. Pain is a distressing sensation.
What’s the difference between fowl and foul? Fowl refers to birds. And that’s it. It’s all birds all the time with fowl. So think of the W in the word and think Wings. Easy peasy. Foul is probably the word you meant…
What’s the difference between aloud and allowed? Aloud is something audible, not in a whisper. Think LOUD in reference to sound. Allowed is in regard to giving or having permission to do something.
What’s the difference between palate, pallet and palette? Palate is the roof of your mouth and often referred to when tasting drinks or meals. Pallet is a flat crate used for shipping goods. Palette is the flat board with globs of paint…
What’s the difference between farther and further? Farther (far) represents physical distance. Further is metaphorical or figurative.
