Category: Everyday Language

Gateway Center · APART VS A PART Apart and a part are often confused because they sound the same but have completely different meanings.  Apart The word apart is mostly used to show separation between two or more things.  For example: He was apart from his family for 2…

Here’s a common scenario. Two people working side by side in an international organization. One sought the job online after working in similar organizations around the world. The other, applied for the job after arriving on his own fleeing a desperate economic situation in his…

Gateway Center · ACCEPT VS EXCEPT Accept Accept is a word that means to take or receive something that is offered. We can accept things that we can touch (tangible) or things we can’t touch (intangible). For example: You can accept a gift (which is tangible) or a new job…

Gateway Center · THERE THEIR THEY_RE One of the most common mistakes that both native English speakers and language beginners make is correct usage of There, Their and They’re in written English. The reason why there is confusion between the three words is that they sound the same…