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Advice vs. Advise

11JuneFour Eyes EditUsageAdvise, commonly confused words

Advice is a noun. It means a suggestion for a beneficial action or decision. A noun is a thing, so advice is the actual suggestion or idea you are offering to another person. An adviser, who is a person (also a noun), gives advice (idea, or suggestion), a noun. Example: The student received advice from

Extraneous vs. Superfluous

1DecemberFour Eyes EditUsagecommonly confused words, Grammar, writing

Extraneous which comes from the Latin term extraneus (related to strange in English; extraño in Spanish), means irrelevant or nonessential. Related words: Extravagant means beyond what is reasonable or appropriate, as in going beyond in cost or decoration, for example. Extrinsic, from a Latin word meaning from without, is a synonym of extraneous. Superfluous, which

Among or Between?

22MayFour Eyes EditUsage

When more than two things, or a group, are involved, among is preferred. Examples: We divided the supplies among the class. “Divide the cookies among yourselves,” suggested Grandma. Between is used when it involves two items, people, or entities. Examples: Between you and me, I don’t agree with the company’s plan. The agreement was made

Conscience vs. Conscious

20FebruaryFour Eyes EditUsage

Conscience and conscious come from the same Latin word conscius and their word elements mean with and knowledge, but they are used differently. conscience: (noun) sense of the quality of one’s character and conduct; adherence to moral principles; consideration of justice. This is the “voice” in our heads that kicks in when we have a

Into vs. In To

18FebruaryFour Eyes EditUsagecommonly confused words, Grammar, writing advice

Into: preposition; expresses movement of something toward or inside something else. Examples: I made it into work a few minutes early today. I tucked my mittens into my pocket. In to: adverb in followed by the preposition to. Examples: The principal sat in to evaluate the new teacher. The tooth fairy came in to collect

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Category Archives: Usage

Advice vs. Advise

Extraneous vs. Superfluous

Among or Between?

Conscience vs. Conscious

Into vs. In To