✅ Orange describes something that is a reddish yellow color (an orange sunset).

✅ Tangerine describes something that is a deep reddish orange (a tangerine kitchen).

✅ Orange covers a spectrum of colors between yellow and red. Tangerine describes a bold orange, especially one that is slightly red.

✅ Tangerine is a less common word, and more specific. Like orange, it can refer to both a color and a fruit!

Describe something tangerine that you’ve seen, with the help of Grammar Coach.

✅ Red describes something that is the primary color at the extreme end of the visual spectrum (a red rose).

✅ Carmine describes something that is a deep purplish red color (a carmine dress).

✅ Red refers to a spectrum of colors between orange and purple but darker than pink (He always wears a scarf that is some shade of red). Carmine describes a bold red, close to purple (She preferred a carmine lipstick).

✅ Red is a general term, while carmine is fancy and unusual.

Learn more about carmine and other words that describe red things here!

✅ An alias is a false or assumed name, used to disguise a person’s identity. An alias can also be a name that a person has used at another point in time or in other circumstances (The spy used an alias while traveling).

✅ An anonym is an assumed name, generally used to disguise a person’s identity, but for possibly less villainous reasons. An anonym can also be an anonymous person or publication (She published her poetry under an anonym), in which case it is synonymous with pseudonym.

✅ Alias is a much more common word than anonym. Read more about anonym and other unusual words that end in -nym here!

Then write about someone who uses an anonym with the help of Grammar Coach.