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Students are still confused when to use double letters when they spell words. This post helps to explain when double letters are used, but first, you need to know these terms: vowel = the a, e, i, o, u sounds One of my blog visitors asked me when the following words are used: match match (n.) and tournament (n.): These two words are used with games or sports where a single player or more (a team) compete with an opponent to win a prize. A match is a single game, while a tournament is a series of games. Examples: I’m taking . . . → Read More: Competitions When two separate words are joined to become one, you need to use a hyphen. Those joined words then become an adjective. Look at these examples: Examples: (a) as a single adjective before a noun This is a two-way traffic, so drive carefully. This word is an adjective. “Inscrutable” describes a situation where you’re unable to scrutinize, investigate or analyse that situation. If this word is used to describe a person, it means that it’s hard – or even impossible – to understand that person’s reaction. “Inscrutable” is normally used with the word “smile” and “expression“: Examples: I . . . → Read More: Inscrutable Here are two phrases which I find are “useless”, and which you might often hear over the radio, on national TV or when you speak to someone: at this present moment The second phrase, especially, is ridiculous. Why “…in time“? Doesn’t it make you feel like you’re in a time . . . → Read More: The “time” Factor |
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