NAP VS. DOZE: DIFFERENCE

Both these words are used to refer to a short period of sleep. The difference, however, is that one is intentional, and the other, is not. A nap is usually planned; you decide that you are going to sleep for a short period of time. It could vary between a few minutes to an hour. […]

ETC. VS. ET AL.

The Latin expression et cetera, which is normally abbreviated to etc., is usually used at the end of a sentence to mean ‘and other things’ and ‘so on’. As writers or speakers, we use it when we do not wish to include everything on a list. For the drawing competition on Sunday, students are expected […]

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘ALIAS’ AND ‘PSEUDONYM’.

Pseudonym comes from the Greek ‘pseudo’ meaning ‘false’, and ‘onyma’ meaning ‘name’; the word literally means ‘false name’. Nowadays, the word is mostly used to refer to the fictitious name that artists – writers and entertainers – choose to use instead of their real name. There are many authors who do not wish to reveal […]

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘CHUNKY’ AND ‘FAT’?

Both words are used to refer to someone who is or looks overweight. Fat is the more common of the two, and it is usually used to refer to someone who is extremely overweight. The height of this individual may vary – he may be tall, short or of medium height. The word is usually […]

GARRULOUS VS. LOQUACIOUS

First, let us deal with the pronunciation of the two words. The first vowel in garrulous sounds like the ‘a’ in ‘pan’, ‘van’ and ‘fan’, while the following ‘u’ is like the ‘a’ in ‘china’. The word is pronounced ‘GA-re-les‘ with the stress on the first syllable. In the case of loquacious, the vowel in […]