Latter means the second of two things you just mentioned. Ladder is the climbing tool with rungs. They sound almost ...

Effective means something works well and gets the result you want. Affective means something is about feelings or emotions. I ...

A macaron is a colorful French sandwich cookie. A macaroon is a chewy coconut mound. A macaron is a delicate ...

Bronchitis or pneumonia? Bronchitis is swelling in the airways that carry air to your lungs. Pneumonia is an infection deep ...

Protesters is the main spelling. Protestors is a less common variant, so choose protesters unless your style guide says otherwise. ...

An annual is a one season rental. It grows, blooms, sets seed and dies in a single year. A perennial ...

Last spring, I sat in a school hall for the end of year concert. The printed program had a bold ...

Makeup or cosmetics? Makeup means colour products you put on your face, such as lipstick, foundation, and mascara. Cosmetics is ...

Colon or semicolon means choosing between two punctuation marks. Use a colon to point ahead to a list, an example, ...

Burned and burnt are both correct forms of burn. Burned is more common in American English, while burnt is more ...