Confident, assertive or arrogant?
Self-belief, clear communication and a sense of superiority describe different things.
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Which word fits?
Which word fits?
Words can share a meaning and still feel different in a sentence. Compare the details: tone, emphasis and how each word is used.
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Happy, glad or content?
Pleasure can be a general feeling, a response to news or a quieter sense of satisfaction.
Compare the words →Beautiful, pretty or attractive?
These words overlap, but they differ in strength and in what makes something appealing.
Compare the words →Big, large or great?
Size, importance and praise do not always use the same adjective.
Compare the words →Small, little or tiny?
A neutral description of size can become more personal or more emphatic.
Compare the words →Say, tell, speak or talk?
The right verb depends on whether you focus on words, a listener, a language or a conversation.
Compare the words →Look, see or watch?
Directing your eyes, noticing something and following an activity are different actions.
Compare the words →Job, work or career?
An individual role, an activity and a working life call for different nouns.
Compare the words →Affect or effect?
The everyday distinction is between influencing something and the result of an influence.
Compare the words →Less or fewer?
A useful starting point is whether you mean an amount or individual things you can count.
Compare the words →Borrow or lend?
The same temporary exchange looks different from each person’s side.
Compare the words →Imply or infer?
Hinting at a meaning and drawing a conclusion happen on different sides of a message.
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