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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…
The Grammar Chicken visited Fiction University last week to share some tips! If you need help remembering when to use “that” or “which” or you say things like “first annual” or “slight of hand,” head over there for more details.
This one shouldn’t be too difficult… The Grammar Chicken understands that most people know the difference between kiddie (meaning a small child) and kitty (meaning a cat). But this one is dedicated to that one person who’s running around out there saying…
What’s the difference between dessert and desert? If you were to hear the words spoken aloud, you wouldn’t be confused. But people often spell them wrong. Just think of The Grammar Chicken, who wants MORE dessert, which has more S’s than desert.
What’s the difference between ensure and insure? The Grammar Chicken doesn’t find people misuse assure as often, but while we’re at it, let’s cover that one too. Ensure means to guarantee something. In the first photo Chicken guarantees the coop will be…
What’s the difference between converse and conversate? Converse (v.) means to engage in conversation. Conversate is technically not a real word. You cannot cut “conversation” in half and call it a word. I know what you’re thinking: But Grammar Chicken, I found…
What’s the difference between accept and except? Accept means to receive something or to give approval. Think of the A’s in Chicken Accepting her Awesome Award to help you remember. Except means with the exclusion or exception of. So it’s right there…
What’s the difference between rite of passage and right of passage? Odds are, you meant to use RITE of passage in regard to a ceremony – a RITual – marking an important stage in an individual’s life. Right of passage refers to…
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 yearn and urn? In an era of shorthand everything – when “ur” means “your” or “you’re” in text messages – it’s easy to see the root of the problem, even though these two words are not pronounced the…
