Some Confusing words
Altogether
Vs all together
All together (adv) Means “together in a
single group”
Example: She
asked if we were all together
Altogether (adv) means “completely” or
“in total”
Example: She smiled less and less often to
me, and now she stopped she stopped altogether.
Any
one vs anyone
Any one means any single person or thing
out of a group of people or thing
Example: Any one
of you girls can go and join the NCC.
Anyone means any person. It is a single
word.
Example: Anyone has seen Ms. Shina.
Any
vs some
Both are used to talk about indefinite
quantities or numbers. ‘some’ is used for positive statements and ‘any’ for
questions and negative statements.
Apart
vs apart
Apart (adv) means separated by distance
or time.
Example: I feel
lonely when we are apart.
A part (noun) means a piece of
something.
Example: Her love made me to feel as a
part of her life.
Beside
vs besides
Beside means at the side of or next to
Example: In the
photo I am standing beside her.
Besides means in addition to or also.
Example: Besides Rekha, Shyama was seen
in photo.
Lend
vs borrow
To lend means to hand out for a certain
period of time.
Example: Banks
lend money.
To borrow means to take with permission
for a certain period of time.
Example: You can borrow money from bank
to buy a motorcycle.
Brought
vs bought
Brought is past tense of Bring
Bought is past tense of Buy.
Compliment
vs complement
Compliment (noun) means remark which
expresses approval, admiration or respect
Example:
Your compliment about my presentation is really very good.
Complement (verb) means to make
something seems better or more attractive when combined.
Example: The colours blue and green
complement each other. 
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