Questions and answers tagged #word-choice.
I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep noticing that I use the same words again and again, especially words like 'important' and 'show.' For exa…
I'm writing a business email to explain how a report was prepared, and I'm getting confused about when I should use 'with' and when I should use 'by.' For exam…
I often hear people say things like "She sings like an angel" and sometimes "He works as a teacher." But I get confused when I'm trying to describe things myse…
I'm proofreading an essay and came across phrases like "make a decision" and "do a decision." Someone told me that one is a strong collocation and the other is…
Hi everyone, I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep getting stuck on when to use 'than' and when to use 'then.' For example, in my sentences, sh…
I'm working on a short story and I'm not sure which sounds more natural in this sentence: "She stared at me like she had seen a ghost" or "She stared at me as …
I’m writing a short story for my ESL class and got stuck on how to compare two people. For example, is it correct to say, 'Maria is more tall than Ana,' or sho…
I'm having a hard time figuring out which preposition to use with certain adjectives and verbs in English. For example, I want to say that I'm interested about…
I'm a little confused about when to use adjectives with er/ est endings and when to use "more/most" instead. For example, should I say "She is taller than me" …
I'm writing a short description about myself for my English class, and I'm not sure how to use phrases like 'interested in', 'good at', or 'afraid of'. For exa…
I'm writing a short story for my English class, and I keep getting confused about when to use 'good', 'well', 'better', and 'best.' For example, should I say "…
Hi everyone! I was writing an email to a friend and got stuck choosing between 'so' and 'such.' I wanted to say something like, 'She is so talented' or 'She is…
Hi everyone! I'm writing an email to a native English speaking friend, and I want to make my message sound natural. I often come across idioms like “raining ca…
I'm writing an email to a friend and got confused about how to describe something. For example, should I say, "The soup is too hot to eat" or "The soup is very…
I’ve been studying English for a while, but I still get confused when people make jokes or use sarcasm. For example, if someone says, “Oh, great, another meeti…
I'm always confused about where to put 'enough' when I'm speaking or writing in English. I hear people say 'enough food,' but sometimes I find sentences like '…
I'm practicing listening to English conversations and keep noticing that native speakers often blend words together or leave out some sounds. For example, inst…
I'm having trouble figuring out when to use 'still', 'already', and 'yet' in my conversations and writing. For example, I'm not sure if I should say, 'Are you …
I'm often confused about how to use the word 'just' in different sentences. For example, I've heard people say, 'I just arrived,' and also, 'It's just a small …
I often get confused about when to use 'almost' and when to use 'nearly' in my writing. For example, I wanted to say, 'I almost missed the bus this morning,' b…