You use the expression rest assured to tell someone that they can be certain or confident about something:
This phrase always uses the verb “assure” (not to be confused with “insure” or “ensure”).
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Desertion is a noun derived from the verb desert, meaning “abandon a place or person.” It is found mainly in military contexts when military personnel leave their post without permission (e.g., “The private was charged with desertion”) but can also be used in relation to child desertion (e.g., “Billy’s parents had both been accused of child desertion”).
Desert and dessert are often confused. You can check your spelling and grammar with the Quillbot Grammar Checker.
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The correct phrase is ensure success, meaning to make sure that something is successful. To insure is to take out an insurance policy on something or guarantee it through some other type of transaction, so you can’t insure success—at least not literally.
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To ensure something is to make sure it happens, such as by taking action or using authority.
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Emmigration is an incorrect spelling of “emigration.” It should be avoided, as the correct spelling of the word is always emigration (e.g., “We discussed the possibility of emigration”).
This word is closely related to the verb emigrate.
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A migrant refers to a person who migrates or moves regularly, often in search of employment or better living conditions. Similarly, the word “migrant” also refers to animals that travel long distances from one habitat to another (e.g., “Many species of whales are migrants”).
Additionally, “migrant” is sometimes confused with the words “immigrant” and “emigrant.” However, “migrant” emphasizes that the movement to a new place happens regularly rather than once.
The verb “migrate” should also not be confused with the related verbs “immigrate” and “emigrate.”
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Immigration and emigration are both nouns that are used to describe the process of moving from one country to another. “Immigration” focuses on individuals who immigrate to, or arrive in, a new country (e.g., “We discussed the country’s immigration laws”).
On the other hand, “emigration” focuses on those who emigrate from, or leave, their home country to live in a different one (e.g., “Too much emigration can financially cripple a country”).
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Than and then are homophones, meaning they sound similar. Homonyms have the same spelling.
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The correct phrase is later than, as in “Five o’clock is later than four o’clock.”
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No, disinterested and uninterested are not interchangeable. Disinterested means “not invested, not involved, or not biased.” But uninterested means “not caring or not paying attention.”
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