Posts by Ethan Brooks

Indolence means laziness — a habit of avoiding work or effort. Insolence means rudeness — disrespectful words or behavior, often directed at someone in authority. The two words look and…

Both "labelling" and "labeling" are correct — neither is a spelling mistake. "Labeling" is the standard American English spelling, and "labelling" is the standard British English spelling. The difference comes…

Channel is the everyday English word for a pathway, waterway, or method of communication, such as a TV channel or a communication channel. Chanel is a proper noun: the name…

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…