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Master Degree/Masters/Master's Degree

06/06/2014 08:04
'Masters' is the plural of 'master' meaning a boss, someone in control, leader, skilled person, original copy etc. It has nothing to do with 'academic pursuit'. Master's Degree  refers to an academic degree, usually awarded after one or two years of postgraduate study. There is nothing like...

Personnel/Personnels

02/05/2014 08:04
"Personnel" refers to people employed in an organisation or engaged in an organised undertaking such as military service. e.g. "Many of the personnel involved require training".  Its synonyms are staff, employees. workforce, workers, labour force etc. Personnels also means an...

Demand for/Request for/Order for

15/04/2014 08:00
The words 'demand', 'request', 'order' when used as verbs, irrespective of whether they are in their progressive forms, do not take the preposition 'for'. They are all transitive verbs, which are meant to be followed immediately by their objects. Sentences such as the ones below are wrong: I will...

should in case

15/04/2014 04:01
The phrase "should in case" is wrong grammatically. This is because 'should' is also used as a conjunction meaning 'in case'. In that wise, using the two together amounts to a repetition.   A sentence like the one below is wrong:  Should in case you dont want me, call another...

aircraft/aircrafts

20/03/2014 10:58
Aircraft refers to any any vehicle capable of flight. It does not take 's' in its plural form. Nothing like 'aircrafts' in English.  

bumper/bumber

20/03/2014 00:43
Bumper refers to a projecting rim or bar on the front or back of a vehicle, designed to protect it from damage. The word is not bumber as some erroneously believe. So, it is "bumper to bumper" not "bumber to bumber".  

reason/why - The reason why . . .

10/02/2014 09:11
Often times, you have read and heard so many expressions beginning with "The reason why . . .' Even, most native speakers are fond of this. But you would be surprised if I told you that it is wrong using the two words together! Check out these two sentences:   The reason why I like it is...

"ask after" or "ask for"

07/02/2014 11:14
“To ask after” somebody means to like to know how the person is, what he/she is doing, where he/she lives etc.You, in other words, inquire about the person's welfare e.g. She asks after the children whenever we meet. "To ask for" means to request somebody's appearance e.g. A...

reoccurring/recurring

22/01/2014 11:01
It might seem logical to form reoccurring  from “occurring” by simply adding a prefix “re-”; but it is wrong. The word is “recurring”. The root form is “recur”, not “reoccur”. For some reason “recurrent” is seldom transformed into “reoccurrent”.

Gist - is never a verb

20/01/2014 15:12
The word "gist" is a noun meaning the main or essential part of a matter e.g.: What was the gist of his speech? Or  The ground of a legal action. 'Gist' is never a verb (for now).
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