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Obliged vs Obligated   There are many pairs of words in English language that are both being used despite being similar in meaning. In the case of obliged and obligated, one cannot be faulted for using either though obliged seems to be the preferred choice of most people around the world. This article attempts... 

Intellectual vs Intelligent   The phrase artificial intelligence and the question “is there any other intelligent race in the universe” is enough to tell all about intelligence to us. We call a boy intelligent if he understands complex concepts easily and shows mental and logical reasoning to solve a... 

Enunciation vs Pronunciation   Remember the time when you were a small kid and often scolded by your English teacher to stop slurring or mumbling in your elocution class? The teacher would make you stand up and ask to enunciate a line or a paragraph clearly. This was just to make you a better speaker as enunciation... 

Charity vs Philanthropy   You see a beggar on road asking for dollar to be able to eat something. You take pity on the man and search for money in your wallet to give him. You provide him with means to overcome hunger. Now consider another option. You get an email from a NGO asking you to sponsor a poor child... 

Textile vs Fabric   We make use of different types of fabrics depending upon weather such as woolen fabrics during winters and cotton ones during summers. To prevent us from becoming wet during rains, we make use of raincoats and umbrellas that are made using altogether different fabrics. So basically there... 

Census vs Survey   Census and survey are two words that we commonly hear only to confuse between these two techniques of collecting information about basically everything under the sun. Survey could be an attempt by an organization to find out the level of satisfaction among its customers about its services... 

De Jure vs De Facto   Despite the fact that we hear the Latin expressions de jure and de facto so often and also read them mostly in newspapers, in legal and political settings, many of us would be hard pressed to tell the exact difference between the two. This is because of the similarities between the two... 

Tall vs High   There are pairs of words in English language that are near synonyms but are still different in meanings as they are to be used in different contexts. One such pair is that containing the words tall and high. Most people would say that they understand the meaning of these two words and also... 

Tagline vs Slogan   How does it feel to know that your worries are taken over by the company whose product or services you make use of? Certainly you feel good about it, and the promise makes you go for the product or service even. This is a marketing strategy that makes use of strong emotional words to lure... 

Alive vs Living   From birth till death, we are doing what we have been asked to do by HIM. We are living a life that can be short or long, good or bad experience, awakening at a higher consciousness or living in materialism, and so on. Most of us are just living. It comes naturally to us and even during... 

Tavern vs Pub   There are many similar types of business establishments that were primarily created to help people consume alcoholic beverages. In different places and eras, different words have been used to refer to these drinking establishments such as inns, bars, pubs, taverns, and so on. Of course, there... 

Sacred vs Secular   Sacred and secular are two words that are generally not talked about in daily lives. However, they have profound significance in our lives as we seem to divide things in our lives in these broad categories. We do not consciously divide our world into sacred and secular, but this dichotomy... 

Dating vs Going Out   During teenage and afterwards, members of opposite sex undergo different types of relationships that may or may not culminate in marriage. Attaining puberty leads to a renewed interest in the opposite sex and both boys and girls start to see members of the opposite sex more often than... 

Guaranty vs Guarantee   We all know or at least seem to think we know all about guarantee. When we buy a product from the market, we all anticipate good quality and expect it to perform at its best for some time to come. The manufacturer, knowing that he has made a good product and believing in the quality... 

Anyone vs Anybody   There are many pairs of words in English language that are confusing because they mean almost the same and it becomes very difficult to decide which one to use in a particular context. This becomes evident when one is faced with words like anyone and anybody. Ask a person about the difference... 

Inquiry vs Investigation   There are many different ways of acquiring knowledge such as gathering facts, experimentation, inquiry, and investigation. Whether it is a quest for knowledge or the process of getting justice for a victim of crime, inquiry and investigation seem to work as tools, to get to the...