Kudos – English editing.
Kudos comes from Greek and means ‘praise’. Despite appearances, it is not a plural word. This means that there is no singular form kudo and that the use of kudos…
Koala – English editing.
Koala, the bear-like Australian marsupials, are widely called koala bears in everyday language. Zoologists, however, regard this form as incorrect on the grounds that, despite appearances, koalas are completely unrelated…
Kind – English editing.
The use of kind sometimes causes difficulty, as in as in these kind of questions are not relevant where the plurals these and are used with the singular kind. With…
Kilometre (US kilometer) – English editing.
There are two possible pronunciations for kilometer: /kil-uh-mee-tuh/ and /ki-lom-i-tuh/. The first is traditionally considered correct, with a stress pattern similar to other units of measurement such as centimeter. The…
Kaffir – English editing.
The word kaffir is first recorded in the 16th century (as Caffre) and was originally simply an innocuous descriptive term for a particular ethnic group. Although it survives in the…
Include – English editing.
Include has a broader meaning than comprise. In the sentence the accommodation comprises 2 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, and living room, the word comprise implies that there is no accommodation other…
Would – English editing.
A modal auxiliary verb used to refer to a range of possibilities in the future. For example: If Catherine wanted something, I would give it to her. I think she…
Word class – English editing.
A group of words that have the same grammatical function. (In traditional grammar, called a part of speech). Nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs are referred to as open word classes,…