by Wordpandit | Jun 1, 2017 | Usage Tips |
The difference is actually not between bidding and biding, it is between bid and bide. The latter means to dwell on something, and hence its usage in the phrase: bide one’s time. Bide is actually an archaic term now and is not used commonly other than in the phrase...
by Wordpandit | May 31, 2017 | Usage Tips |
One is a tool, and the other is a prediction about the future. When you use an auger, you use a tool to drill a hole. Augur, on the other hand, always relates to premonition. As a verb, it means to predict or foretell. As a noun, augur indicates something that is...
by Wordpandit | May 31, 2017 | Usage Tips |
The only thing common about these words is their pronunciation. With vastly different meanings and grammatical functions, these two words can be and should be easily distinguished. Accept is verb that means “to receive, admit, regard as true, say yes.” For example: I...
by Wordpandit | May 2, 2013 | Usage Tips |
Two words with similar spelling and similar pronunciation, but when it comes to their meaning, they have a sea of difference. Chaff is the leftover material obtained when wheat is threshed (beat the seeds out of a grain). The leftover material (that is other than the...
by Wordpandit | Dec 3, 2012 | Grammar Blog |
Before we begin with compound adjectives, let us have a look at the definition of an adjective: Adjectives are describing words. They are used with nouns to describe or point out, the person, animal, place or thing which the noun names or tell the number or quantity....
