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What's the Difference Between These English Words?

What's the Difference Between These English Words?

For many English learners, it's common to be confused by two or more words that seem to have the same meaning. For example, do you know when to use "see" and when to use "look"? What about "could you" and "would you"?

We've written several articles explaining the differences between words and expressions like these. Now we've collected all of them in one convenient list.

If you have questions about a particular group of words — or if you want to review something you already learned — please select the articles best for you and study at your own pace.

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What's the difference between ...

“Everyday” and “Every Day”

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“Fast” and “Quick”

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“Look,” “See” and “Watch”

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“For Sale” and “On Sale”

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“Used To,” “Be Used To” and “Get Used To”

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“Besides” and “Except”

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“Do” and “Make”

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“Both,” “Either” and “Neither”

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“Have to” and “Need to”

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“How Far” and “How Long”

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“Say” and “Tell

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“Could You” and “Would You”

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Wrap-up

We hope these articles help you to get a clear understanding of how these important English words and phrases are used every day.

Although these blog posts provide plenty of example sentences to study, trying them out in a real chat is the best way to practice. Have a conversation with our AI chatbot or book a lesson with an Engoo tutor and practice using them yourself!