Blog Category: grammar
28th May
Word play: envisaged or envisioned?
What can of worms have I opened with use of ‘envisaged’ versus ‘envision’ I wonder? Probably a debate over whether it’s best to UK English or American English! That’s because ‘envisage’ and ‘envision’ technically mean the same thing: to visualise … Continue reading
21st May
Word play: Circumvented or circumnavigated?
TWO WORDS THAT may get inadvertently mixed up are ‘circumvented’ and ‘circumnavigated’. Here is an example of misuse: ‘There was a business deal on the table with some tricky elements, but we managed to circumnavigate those to get what we wanted’. … Continue reading
28th January
Word blankness can last 25 years!
IT’S QUITE COMMON, when you read ‘below the line’ comments on news media websites, to find a slew of criticism and contempt for the journalists (usually the sub editors), who have let slip a few typos and grammatical errors in … Continue reading
29th September
Spelling explained: adviser or advisor?
One word that commonly causes spelling confusion is adviser. Or should that be advisor? Is one variant more common, or more correct, than the other? Let’s investigate… According to the New Penguin English Dictionary: “adviser or advisor, noun: somebody who … Continue reading