Posts by Ethan Brooks

Neither "favs" nor "faves" is technically wrong. Both are informal, shortened forms of "favorites," and dictionaries treat them as acceptable slang rather than as one correct word and one incorrect…

"Stared" is correct when you mean someone looked fixedly at something. "Starred" is correct when you mean someone was featured in a role, or something was marked with a star.…

"Baler" and "bailer" are both real, correctly spelled words — they just mean completely different things. A baler is a machine that compresses hay, cardboard, or other materials into tight…

Focuses is correct in almost all English writing today, including American and modern British English. Focusses is not wrong, but it is a rare, older variant found mostly in older…

"On this matter" and "in this matter" are both correct, but they're not interchangeable. "On this matter" refers to a topic or issue you're discussing or giving an opinion about.…

Use is with a singular subject and are with a plural subject. That's the core rule behind is vs are, and it covers most sentences you'll ever write. The confusion…

"Herd" is correct when you mean a group of animals, and "heard" is correct when you mean the past tense of "hear." They sound identical, which is exactly why they…

"Stint" and "stent" are two completely different words that happen to look and sound alike. A stint is a fixed period of time spent doing something, like a job or…