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Frequently Used Confusing Adjectives Adjectives are those words in English or in any language that modify or describe a thing or a person. Some adjectives arouse confusion because they are similar in meaning though used with different nouns and in different circumstances. The academic editors and proofreaders provide support with their best editing and proofreading services. Many researchers contact the editing organizations for thesis editing, scientific editing, or manuscript proofreading. This can be explained with the help of the following examples: Many and Much These are quantifiers with similar meaning but they cannot be used interchangeably. The quantifier ‘many’ is used with plural nouns, whereas ‘much’ is used with collective nouns or singular nouns. Geeta have many research papers. Rohan has just edited his manuscript from editing firm, so he does not have much savings. Few and A Few Both ‘few’ and ‘a few’ are used with countable nouns but ‘few’ is used in a negative sense, whereas ‘a few’ is used in a positive sense. Few people can afford such expensive cars. A few friends wished me on my birthday. Little and A Little Similar to the use of few and a few, ‘little’ and ‘a little’ are also used in negative and positive sense but with noncountable nouns. There is little hope about publishing my research paper by any journal. You have excellent acting qualities; a little training will sharpen your abilities. Each and Every ‘Each’ is used with separate objects or things and with individuals, whereas ‘Every’ is used for referring to a sequence of actions or items in a group. Each student was assigned a particular task for the annual day program. Every weekend my grandfather brings sweets for me. Farther and Further The word ‘Farther’ has been derived from the word far, therefore, meaning distance, whereas the word ‘Further’ is used in instances where we refer to metaphorical progression. In search of water, we went farther and farther into the jungle. We will discuss further on this topic in the next session. Less and Fewer

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Frequently Used Confusing Adjectives

Adjectives are those words in English or in any language that modify or describe a thing or a person. Some adjectives arouse confusion because they are similar in meaning though used with different nouns and in different circumstances. The academic editors and proofreaders provide support with their best editing and proofreading services. Many researchers contact the editing organizations for thesis editing, scientific editing, or manuscript proofreading. This can be explained with the help of the following examples:

Many and Much These are quantifiers with similar meaning but they cannot be used interchangeably. The quantifier ‘many’ is used with plural nouns, whereas ‘much’ is used with collective nouns or singular nouns. Geeta have many research papers. Rohan has just edited his manuscript from editing firm, so he does not have much savings.

Few and A Few Both ‘few’ and ‘a few’ are used with countable nouns but ‘few’ is used in a negative sense, whereas ‘a few’ is used in a positive sense. Few people can afford such expensive cars. A few friends wished me on my birthday.

Little and A Little Similar to the use of few and a few, ‘little’ and ‘a little’ are also used in negative and positive sense but with non­countable nouns. There is little hope about publishing my research paper by any journal. You have excellent acting qualities; a little training will sharpen your abilities.

Each and Every ‘Each’ is used with separate objects or things and with individuals, whereas ‘Every’ is used for referring to a sequence of actions or items in a group. Each student was assigned a particular task for the annual day program. Every weekend my grandfather brings sweets for me.

Farther and Further The word ‘Farther’ has been derived from the word far, therefore, meaning distance, whereas the word ‘Further’ is used in instances where we refer to metaphorical progression. In search of water, we went farther and farther into the jungle. We will discuss further on this topic in the next session.

Less and Fewer

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‘Less’ is used with collective nouns and non­countable nouns, whereas ‘Fewer’ is used with countable nouns and when an individual item is denoted. Having less food may spoil your health. Fewer people are conscious about the social and political problems that are happening in our day­to­day life.

High and Tall ‘High’ refers to the position of an object with respect to the ground. ‘Tall’ refers to the height of a vertical item and is used as an adjective. Eagle flies high up in the sky. There are tall buildings everywhere in my city.

Sick and Ill ‘Sick’ refers to physical condition of an individual or a group. ‘Ill’ can have different meaning in different context. It can mean poor, unwell as well as sick in relation to the context. Because of sudden change in weather, he fell sick. The trip was ill advised.

Last, Latter and Latest ‘Last’ is used in the opposite sense of first. ‘Latter’ is just the reverse of former, and ‘Latest’ refers to recent happenings. Please read the last paragraph with acute attention for better understanding of the whole paper. We can go to a park or a restaurant. I would prefer the latter. The latest research performed in our lab is showing exclusive results.

Apart from the abovementioned adjectives, there are many such adjectives which are confusing because of subtle differences in their meanings. Researchers fail to keep in mind these small facts and therefore academic editing services become essential to bring accuracy to the content of the research done. Editors and proofreaders take care of these mistakes while editing or proofreading any document. Therefore, there are different editing and proofreading services, such as thesis editing, scientific editing, manuscript proofreading, etc.