Questions and answers tagged #word-choice.
I'm writing an email to my friend about my upcoming trip, and I'm not sure when I should use 'arrive', 'reach', or 'get to'. For example, should I say, "I will…
I'm writing an email to my professor and I'm not sure which preposition sounds best. Should I say, "I have a question about the assignment," "I have a question…
I'm helping my cousin write an email to her landlord about a leak in her apartment, but we're not sure if we should say 'There is water dripping from the ceili…
I'm confused about the right times to use the words 'spend', 'waste', and 'use'. Yesterday, I told my friend, "I spent a lot of water washing my car," but she …
I was writing an email to my colleague about a project issue, and I wanted to say that someone was blaming the wrong person. I thought about using the phrase '…
I'm proofreading an email to my English speaking colleague and keep changing between different phrases to express my opinion. For example, in one sentence, I w…
I'm writing an email to my boss to let her know I'm finishing my work at this company. I'm trying to decide if I should say, "I'm planning to leave the company…
I'm writing a summary for a community event we held last weekend. I want to mention the number of people who attended, but I don't have the exact count—it was …
I'm working on a travel blog entry about my recent trip, and I'm unsure about when to use 'shore', 'coast', or 'beach'. For example, should I write, "We walked…
I'm writing some emails for my job, and I keep getting mixed up about whether to use 'cost', 'price', 'fee', or 'fare'. For example, should I say 'What is the …
Hi everyone, I recently heard the phrase 'bend over backward' in a meeting at work. My colleague said, 'Our manager really bends over backward to support the t…
I'm writing a travel journal and keep getting stuck on whether I should use 'stay,' 'remain,' or 'keep' in my sentences. For example, I wrote: 'We decided to s…
I'm writing a report for work, and I'm a bit confused about when to use 'more than', 'over', or 'above' with numbers. For example, I have sentences like, 'We h…
I'm writing a short story for my English class about a group of children exploring nature. In one part, I want to describe the area they are in, but I'm not su…
I’m working on my resume, and I want to describe my previous jobs accurately. Sometimes I see people say "salary" and sometimes they use "wage," but I’m not su…
I often hear people say they need to 'blow off steam' after a long day, but I'm not sure exactly what it means or how to use it in everyday conversation. For e…
I'm helping a classmate edit her essay, but I don't want to come across as too harsh or critical. For example, I'm not sure whether to say, "This paragraph is …
I'm writing a detective story and I keep getting confused about when I should use 'follow', 'chase', or 'pursue'. For example, one of my sentences is: 'The det…
I'm writing a report about a local festival, and I'm not sure how to describe the number of attendees. For example, should I say, 'Dozens of people attended th…
I'm writing a short story set in the countryside, and I'm not sure when to use 'river', 'stream', or 'creek'. For example, in one scene, my character crosses a…