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What’s the difference between indoors and indoor?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: indoors and indoor. indoors function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } Indoors is an adverb. If you go indoors, you go into a building. It started to rain, so… Read More

What’s the difference between outdoors and outdoor?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: outdoors and outdoor. outdoors function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } Outdoors is an adverb. If something happens outdoors, it does not happen inside a building. He spent a… Read More

What’s the difference between late and lately?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: late and lately. late function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } Late can be an adjective or an adverb. If you are late for something, you arrive after the time… Read More

What’s the difference between exhausted, exhausting and exhaustive?

This week we are looking at a few words that could be confusing for some learners of English: exhausted, exhausting, and exhaustive. exhausted function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } If you are exhausted, you are very tired. At the… Read More

What’s the difference between collaborate and cooperate?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: collaborate and cooperate. collaborate When people collaborate on a project, they work together in order to produce something. For example, two writers can collaborate to produce a single piece of… Read More

What’s the difference between generally and mainly?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: generally and mainly. generally Generally means `usually’, `in most cases’, or `on the whole’. Paperback books are generally cheapest. His answer was generally correct. mainly Use mainly, rather than ‘generally’, to say that… Read More

What’s the difference between latter and former?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: latter and former. latter function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } The latter should only be used to refer to the second of two things or people which… Read More

What’s the difference between produce and product?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: produce and product. produce Produce is usually a verb, pronounced /prəˈdjuːs/. To produce a result or effect means to cause it to happen. His comments produced an angry response. The… Read More

What’s the difference between scarce and scarcely?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: scarce and scarcely. scarce function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } Scarce is an adjective. If something is scarce, very little of it is available. The desert is a… Read More