Beyond the Rhetoric

A lot of confusion can arise when certain words aren’t used very often, but are still within the common vernacular. People mistakenly say “exercise regime“, for instance, when they really mean to say “exercise regimen.” Similarly, “predecessor” and “successor” are two words that are oftentimes confused for one another. Ironically enough, “predecessor” and “successor” have [...]

Putting aside the concept of body language and tones for just a moment, it is generally understood that we have two primary forms of communication: written and verbal. Moving from one to the other can sometimes cause all sorts of confusion and this is very common in the case of homophones. I can’t even begin [...]

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: English is a tricky language. Right when you think you have a handle on all the different rules, you are shown a nearly endless variety of exceptions to those rules. This is particularly common when it comes to conjugating verbs. “I seen it” is something that [...]

The English language can be very tricky, even for confident native speakers. It’s not uncommon for people to mistakenly use advice when they really mean to use advise. After all, they have similar meanings and nearly identical spellings. Just as there is a fair bit of confusion over adverse and averse, the same kind of [...]

Next month, I’ll be knocking a major item off my international travel bucket list when I go down under. Susanne and I will be taking our honeymoon in Australia, hitting up as many of the local attractions as we can in the limited time that we are there. I realize that saying I’m going to [...]