Master confusing words with ease
Greatful vs. Grateful
Greatful
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Grateful
/ˈɡreɪtfəl/Examples:
'You had nothing to be grateful for,' said Margaret quickly.You know I am very grateful to him; do not you?She thinks we ought to be grateful to her."
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Greatful is not a correct spelling and is often a misspelling of grateful.
- Remember: Grateful has the word great within it, as in someone is great and deserves gratitude.
- The correct spelling, grateful, relates to feeling thankful or appreciated, which doesnt have an e after the first g'.
- Misplacing the e in greatful is a common mistake; its not the same as the word great' when expressing thanks.
- When expressing thanks, use grateful, which has the root word gratitude hence no e after the g.
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