This blog series equips you to navigate choices with confidence and express yourself in English with ease and eloquence.

Travelling or Traveling

Traveling and travelling is the present participle of travel, but their differences lie in regional use.

Gage vs Gauge

A gauge is a measuring instrument, while gage is a less common spelling of "gauge" and can also refer to a pledge.

Worse vs. Worst

Worse is the comparative form of the adjective "bad." Worst is the superlative form of "bad."

Greatful or Grateful

Grateful is used to express appreciation, while greatful is the incorrect spelling of the word grateful.

Recurring vs. Reoccurring

Recurring refers to something that regularly repeats itself. Reoccurring refers something that happens repeatedly but does not follow a pattern.

Spelt or Spelled

Spelt and spelled convey different forms of spell, which means to write letters of a word in the correct order.

Thru vs. Through

Thru is the informal or colloquial variation of through, which usually means the passing of one point to another.

Comma Before or After But

When a comma precedes "but," "but" is connecting two independent clauses. When a comma appears after "but," it typically indicates the use of an introductory element or a parenthetical phrase.

Learnt vs Learned

Both words are used to convey the past tense and past participle of the verb learn. The choice between these two spellings often depends on regional differences in English usage.