If you misuse these 11 words on a regular basis, you may come across as uneducated, even if you're actually very smart. From ...

For those who are looking to become a better writer, it is important to take note of a few words that are commonly confused. Nothing is going to tag someone’s reputation as a writer faster than ...

There are different ways to be smart, as Harvard psychologist Dr. Howard Gardner proposed in 1983 with his theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner believed that there were 8 distinct types of ...

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Thanks to the efficiency of grammar and spelling tools today, it can be easy to let your writing skills slip a bit. And because many people have become reliant on word processing programs to do all ...

As NPR podcast hosts and language experts, we regularly hear people misusing words that seem alike but mean very different things. We call them "confusables" — because they are, well, confusing. These ...

Homophones, homographs, homonyms… Ugh. All these complex words to describe more confusing words. And it’s not just non-native English speakers – everyone mixes them up all the time! Think you can ...

The email world can be tricky sometimes. There are a lot of terms that might sound similar (bounced and blocked), but aren't. And many ESPs use different terms for what may or may not be the same ...