Pray vs. Prey: What’s the Real Difference?
Pray is a verb meaning to speak to a deity or higher power, or to make an earnest request. Prey is a noun meaning an animal or person being…
Crowler vs. Growler: What’s the Real Difference?
A growler is a large, reusable jug — usually glass, sometimes stainless steel — that a brewery fills from the tap and seals with a screw-on or…
Life vs. Lives: The Correct Plural, Explained
Life vs. Lives: The Correct Plural, Explained The correct plural of life is lives, not lifes. Use life when referring to one person’s…
Sprain vs. Strain: What’s the Real Difference?
A sprain injures a ligament — the tough band of tissue connecting bone to bone at a joint. A strain injures a muscle or tendon — the tissue…
Y’all vs. Yall vs. Ya’ll: The Correct Spelling, Explained
You’re texting a group of friends or writing a casual post, and you type “y’all.” Then you second-guess the…