What is the Abbreviation for Services?

How do you abbreviate services? The word services has a few common abbreviations. The most common abbreviations for services are, Svcs. svc. ser. When to Use This Abbreviation Generally speaking, abbreviations will not appear in prose or similarly written texts. They are used in headlines that require a conservation of space and within communication that … Read more

Racket or Racquet: What’s The Difference?

Have you ever wanted to text a friend and invite them to play tennis with you, but hesitated because you weren’t sure whether to remind them to bring a racket or a racquet? Have you ever been annoyed at the children making loud noises on your front lawn, but didn’t write a sternly worded letter … Read more

Preventive vs. Preventative: What’s the Difference?

If you are a doctor and you specialize in helping your patients maintain a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent disease and disability, are you practicing preventive medicine or preventative medicine? In other words, which of these two options is the correct adjectival and noun form of the word prevent? Today, I want to talk … Read more

Commonly Confused Words in English

Let’s face it, English can be a confusing language at times. There are hundreds of confusing words in English: words that are separated by just one or two letters or words that sound exactly alike when you say them out loud but have completely different meanings. That is why I have created this list of … Read more