This was spotted today at our local coffee shop. Premises is used for a single house or location, and premise is used as a term in logic, meaning something assumed or taken as a given. Premise is not the singular form of premises. Many English words look or sound alike but have very different meanings,...
The term for words that have definitions that are opposite of one another is ‘contronym’. Here are 15 good examples of words that are a ‘contronym’: 1. Dust Dust the shelves (removing particles) Dust the crops (applying particles) 2. Fast Move fast (go quickly) Holding fast (fixed or unmoving) 3. Help Help (to assist) Can’t...
British English vs. American English: Pronunciation I have documented many mispronounced words, however this entry concentrates on words you are probably saying correctly, as there are two ways to say them. “How should we pronounce these words in Singapore” Most of the words have either a British (BrE) pronunciation or an American (AmE) pronunciation. In Singapore there...
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