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<div id="content-body" class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="adunit-middle adunit-middle-2col clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6071864913982699" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block; text-align:center;" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-6071864913982699" data-ad-slot="2643431785"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div> </div> </div> <div class="tdata-ext"> <table class="table tdata"><colgroup><col style="width: 770px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/machination"><strong>machination</strong></a></p><p>The word machination means a crafty scheme or plot.Pronounce the first syllable as “mac,” not “mash.”...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/macro_vs._micro"><strong>Macro vs. Micro</strong></a></p><p>English language can be altered in various ways and one of those ways is prefixing. Prefixing refers to different units relating to several sizes. Micro and macro are both very similar words where the only difference in the two words is the relative ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/macrocosm-vocabulary"><strong>macrocosm - vocabulary</strong></a></p><p><a href="/noun">noun<br></a>The great universe or world, the universe considered as a whole; the total complex structure of something. This monster of a land, this mightiest of nations, this spawn of the future, turns out to be th...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/mad"><strong>mad</strong></a></p><p>Yes, the word mad does mean “angry or wrathful.” It also means “demented, insane.” Various other meanings include “ferocious” (a mad dog), “extremely foolish” (a mad scheme...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/made_from_vs._made_of_vs._made_with_vs._made_out_of"><strong>Made From vs. Made Of vs. Made With vs. Made out of</strong></a></p><p> Made from Made from is often used when describing how something is modified to create something else; it often describes a material that has been changed by the transformation of its ingredient...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/made-up-adjectives"><strong>Made-Up Adjectives</strong></a></p><p>Pay special attention to those compound adjectives you make up. Most people incorrectly leave out the hyphens: product-liability lawsuit employment-discrimination claim sexual-harassment suit child-support p...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/magazine-correct-spelling"><strong>magazine - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p>magazine - <a href="/Noun">noun<br></a>Example: She reads a magazine while exercising on the bicycle.Example: He loaded a bullet in the gun...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/magnanimous-vocabulary"><strong>magnanimous - vocabulary</strong></a></p><p><a href="/adjective">adjective<br></a>Generous in treating or judging others, generous in forgiving an insult; free from petty vindictiveness; noble, high-minded. Vronsky felt his elevation and his own abasement, his truth and his...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/maid_vs._made"><strong>Maid vs. Made</strong></a></p><p>English is usually considered one of a simple language when compare to many complicated language like French...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/mail_vs._male"><strong>Mail vs. Male</strong></a></p><p>Introduction The English language is replete with words that sound alike but have different meanings. Such words are known as homophones. Two common examples of these homophones are 'mail' and 'male.' Although they are pronounced identica...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/main-clause"><strong>main clause</strong></a></p><p>The main clause of a <a href="/sentence">sentence</a> is the independent clause—complete with <a href="/subject">subject</a>, <a href="/conjugation">conjugated verb</a>, and a third part. The third part is dictated by the verb. If the verb is ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/main-verb"><strong>main verb</strong></a></p><p>The main verb in a <a href="/sentence">sentence</a> is the verb in the <a href="/main-clause">main clause</a>, also called the <a href="/independent-clause">independent clause<br></a>. This verb will appear in conjugated form, showing tense, per...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/main-verbs-four-kinds"><strong>Main Verbs - Four Kinds</strong></a></p><p>We can first divide all main verbs into two broad categories: action verbs and no-action verbs. Thousands reside in the action-verb group, only a handful in the no-action group. Each of these groups further subdivides into two additional groups:...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/main-verbs-four-kinds-2"><strong>Main Verbs - Four Kinds</strong></a></p><p>We can first divide all main verbs into two broad categories: action verbs and no-action verbs. Thousands reside in the action-verb group, only a handful in the no-action group. Each of these groups further subdivides into two additional groups:...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/maintain-correct-spelling"><strong>maintain - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p>maintain - <a href="/Verb">verb<br></a>Example: If he can maintain this pace, he will win the race....</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/maintenance-correct-spelling"><strong>maintenance - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p>maintenance - <a href="/Noun">noun</a> and <a href="/Adjective">adjective</a> (in pharmacology) Example: With proper maintenance, the car should last for years. ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/maize_vs._maze"><strong>Maize vs. Maze</strong></a></p><p>Maize” and “maze” are two quite controversial words, which we are going to discuss and detail a lot in the following article. If you only need a quick solution and resume of how to correctly use “maize” and “maze”, what each means and how they are us...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/majority"><strong>majority</strong></a></p><p>First, when you mean “most,” use that term, not majority. Thus, in the following, the writer probably does not mean something above 51%. Instead, the writer means most: ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/make_do_vs._make_due"><strong>Make Do vs. Make Due</strong></a></p><p>When things don’t go the way we want them to, what do you do in such situations? You make do the best out of it. In medieval English language, the phrase make do had a substitute and that was the phrase of make due. However, in today’s current langua...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/manageable-correct-spelling"><strong>manageable - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p>manageable - <a href="/Adjective">adjective<br></a>Example: We have no reason to worry. These are manageable problems....</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/maneuver-correct-spelling"><strong>maneuver - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p>maneuver - <a href="/Verb">verb</a> and <a href="/Noun">noun<br></a>Also manoeuvre (especially in England).Example: We must try to maneuver the con...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/maneuver_vs._manoeuvre"><strong>Maneuver vs. Manoeuvre</strong></a></p><p>Maneuver and manoeuvre are among the list of those words which have more than one spellings and which are a cause of a lot of confusion among young Englis...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/manga_and_anime:__two_japanese_storytelling_media"><strong>Manga and Anime: Two Japanese Storytelling Media</strong></a></p><p>Comparing Manga and AnimeManga is a hand-drawn story in comic book format, featuri...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/manner-in-which"><strong>manner in which</strong></a></p><p>This expression usually just adds verbosity to the style. Use way to get rid of it. Thus: The reckless manner in which the driver handled the car ….becomesTh...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/manner_vs._manor"><strong>Manner vs. Manor</strong></a></p><p>The words manner and manor are homophones: they sound alike but have different meanings. 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