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to gain possession of, to obtain by concession or entreaty, to seek out and obtain, to cause to come or go

Either and neither can be used in a few different ways, and to mean a few different things. In most cases, neither means "not either." When used as an adjective either means "one or the other of two people or things," and neither means "not one or the other of two people or things." In other words, neither means "not either." When used as a pronoun either means "the one or the other." Neither means "not the one and not the other" or "not either." When used as a conjunction either is used with or to indicate choices or possibilities. Neither is used with nor to indicate two or more people, things, actions, etc., about which something is not true. When used as an adverb either means "in addition" and is used after a negative statement. In informal speech either and neither are used in the phrase me either or me neither to say that you agree with a negative statement someone has made. These two phrases mean exactly the same thing.

English is such a difficult to learn for non-native speakers. In fact, how hard it is to learn depends on what your native language is; and this follows as languages are more (or less) closely related to one another; if your mother tongue is more similar, in terms of sounds, vocabulary and grammatical patterns to another.

Loose vs. Lose. Lose is a verb that means “to fail to win, to misplace, or to free oneself from something or someone.” Loose is an adjective that means “not tight.”

Irregardless is a nonstandard synonym for regardless, which means “without concern as to advice, warning, or hardship,” or “heedless.” Its nonstandard status is due to the double negative construction of the prefix ir- with the suffix -less. ... The bottom line is that irregardless is indeed a word, albeit a clunky one.

If you say that you couldn't care less about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you are not interested in them or worried about them.

A noun clause is a group of words acting together as a noun. These clauses are always dependent clauses.

Use an apostrophe + S ('s) to show that one person/thing owns or is a member of something. ... Use an apostrophe after the "s" at the end of a plural noun to show possession. If a plural noun doesn't end in "s," add an apostrophe + "s" to create the possessive form.

A male chicken is called Roaster and Female is Hen.

A mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. An uncastrated adult male horse is called a stallion and a castrated male is a gelding. Occasionally, the term "horse" is used to designate only a male horse.