Hear versus Listen The important difference between listen and hear is that listening is deliberate, and hearing is not. Let us see the difference between hear versus listen. Hear It means that sounds come into your ears whether you want it or not, while listen means that you consciously pay attention to what you hear. E.g. […]
Elicit versus Illicit Two words with almost similar pronunciation but different meanings, one is an adjective and the other one is a verb. Elicit means, call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) and ‘Illicit’ means, contrary to accepted morality or convention. Here’s the difference between Elicit versus Illicit. Elicit The verb Elicit means to obtain. It […]
Of versus Off Of and off are homophones. They have the same pronunciation but different meaning and spellings. People are rarely confused in the usage of these two words once they know the meaning. Let us see the difference between Of versus Off. Of It is a preposition. It can have a lot of usage […]
See versus Watch To see something that comes into our sight that we weren’t looking for. Did you see that bird? – It means you weren’t looking for it, it just appeared. See is used as an inactive word; you just see without any effort. Let us see the difference between See versus Watch. See is […]
So versus Such Let us understand the difference between the usage of ‘so’ and ‘such’. ‘So’ with adjectives and adverbs: So + adjective/adverb + that + result E.g. The teacher speaks so clearly that everyone can understand her. The sun was so strong that they got sun rash within 15 minutes. ‘So’ can be combined […]
Stationary versus Stationery The words stationary and stationery sound identical but they are separated by one alphabet and this seemingly small difference can change the entire meaning. Let us see the difference between Stationary versus Stationery. Stationary means fixed in one place or not moving, it can be used as an adverb or an adjective. […]
Difference between: To, Too and Two Words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings are called homophones . Like ‘to’, ‘too’ and ‘two’. All three words are pronounced the same way but there is nothing else that is common between them except the pronunciation. TO A preposition of movement or direction. It […]