✅ Call means to refer to someone by a particular name or nickname (My name is William, but I always ask people to call me Will).
✅ Address means to refer to someone by a particular title or name when talking to them (It was strange to address my boss as ‘Admiral’ after his promotion).
✅ Call is more general and less formal (I tend to call people by their last names). Address means to use a requested name or title when talking to that person and suggests formality (You can address His Lordship as ‘sir,’ if you wish).
✅ Voyage refers to a long period of traveling, often on a ship, but not exclusively (We went on a voyage around the world).
✅ Cruise refers to an often shorter period of traveling in a ship, especially for pleasure (To me, a cruise is a wonderful vacation).
✅ A voyage is generally a journey from one place to another for pleasure, work, exploration, or travel, and it may be relaxing, fun, or dangerous (A dangerous voyage into unknown waters).
✅ A cruise is generally for pleasure and will often end in the same place it began after having stopped at various ports (The cruise took us to lots of different islands).
✅ A dressmaker is typically a person who makes and alters women’s clothes (I went to a dressmaker to order a dress for the party).
✅ A tailor is a person who makes and alters any kind of clothes (The tailor shortened my suit).
✅ Dressmaker and tailor refer to similar professions. Traditionally, a dressmaker made women’s clothes and a tailor made men’s clothes. However, the key differences between them are the kinds of clothes they make and the skills they use.
✅ Tailor particularly suggests someone who alters clothes to fit or who makes clothes that are often intended to have a specific, bespoke fit, like suits. Dressmaker specifically suggests someone who specializes in making dresses, skirts, and traditionally feminine garments.