Word Usage

Here is a list of commonly misused words or word phrases. The definitions of these words or word phrases may come from Cambridge Dictionaries Online, MacMillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners or Oxford Dictionaries Online.

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bare your soul/heart, bear your soul/heart

Which should you use, bare your soul or bear your soul ? The verb phrase bare your soul/heart means to tell someone your most private thoughts. The...

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bare your teeth, bear your teeth

Which should you use, bare your teeth or bear your teeth ? The verb phrase bare your teeth means to show your teeth in a threatening way. The verb...

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bare, bear

Which should you use, bare or bear ? The adjective bare means only the most basic or important. The verb bear has several meanings. It may mean to...

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barely ... than, barely ... when

Which should you use, barely … than or barely … when ? Barely means only just. Since barely is not a comparative, it is not followed by...

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base in, base on

Which should you use, base in or base on ? To base something on something means to use facts or ideas to develop it or make a decision. To base...

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battle, battle against, battle with

Which should you use, battle , battle against or battle with ? The verb battle , meaning to fight, is an intransitive verb. Battle takes the...

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be hard hit, be hardly hit, be hit hard, be hit hardly

Which should you use, hard hit , hardly hit , hit hard or hit hardly ? The construction be hard hit or be hit hard means to be very badly affected by...

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be suppose to, be supposed to

Which should you use, suppose to or supposed to ? The construction be supposed to do/be something means to be expected to behave in a particular way....

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