These are complex words. Sole has two unrelated meanings. And soul, while it has one main meaning, is rich and subtle with ideas specific to Western culture. Sole can be a noun meaning “the under-surface of a foot” or “the inside bottom of a shoe (or other footwear)” or an adjective meaning “only” or “alone”:             I […]

These words have the same sound, but are unrelated. We begin with bare, because it has only few definitions, while bear has many.Bare – Meaning and Sentence Examples Bare can be an adjective meaning ‘naked – without usual coverings, decorations, or other unnecessary components’ or a verb meaning ‘to uncover, reveal, or show something otherwise hidden’:The […]

These two words, although pronounced the same, have unrelated meanings. Steel is a kind of metal, an alloy (a mixture of metals) consisting mainly of iron, and smaller amounts of other metals, such as carbon, which gives steel its useful combination of strength, flexibility, and resistance to corrosion. Steel is most commonly a noun, but steel can […]

The correct word is envision, a verb meaning ‘to visualise, imagine, or picture in one’s mind’:             Let us envision a world without hatred or prejudice. Invision is simply incorrect nowadays, although many English speakers do not remember, and may use invision sometimes. This is because, in the past, both spellings were okay, but now invision is […]

These are entirely different words and are pronounced differently.BelowBelow is a preposition with the same meaning as beneath – almost the same meaning as under. It means “located lower than”:             New Orleans floods often because it is below sea-level. Like all prepositions it has many common metaphorical uses:             People with below-average income may have difficulty buying […]