Archive: Confused Words

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My or Mine

Gary07/04/2025

My is a possessive adjective. Mine is a possessive pronoun.

Gary07/04/2025

In most situations they cannot be used interchangeably.

Gary07/04/2025

Mustn’t is not to do something. Needn’t is if you wish to do something.

Gary07/04/2025

Must is your choice. Have to is someone else's choice.

Gary07/04/2025

Moral is about right and wrong. Morale is about feelings.

Gary07/04/2025

Meter is a measuring instrument. Metre is a length.

Gary07/04/2025

Maybe is a synonym of possibly. May be is a modal verb.

Gary07/04/2025

Marriage is the legal word. Married is the adjective. Wedding is the ceremony.

Gary07/04/2025

Majority is more than half. Most is the greater amount.

Gary25/02/2025

Two superlatives with opposite meanings.