Assay vs. Essay

Assay and essay looks almost the same. Hence we get confused many times in writing. Here we will not only difference between these words but also memory trick to memorize the difference.



    Assay

    Assay means to test something, metals  or chemicals, to find out what it contains.  We assay any metal to find out its purity. In short assay is used to mean examine something.

    As a noun, an assay is a test carried out to find our how pure a substance is.

    • He decided to assay one last project before giving up
    • Scientist assay the alien metal to find out what it is made of.



    Essay

    Essay is a short piece of writing on a particular subject written by a student. 

    As a verb, it means to try to do something. 

    • Students should write 100 words essay on terrorism.
    • Our soldiers essayed to restore peace in the state.



    What is the difference between assay and essay?

    Both the words origin from the same Old French word "assai" that means to try, ascertain, weigh.

    However, these words have different meanings.

    Assay means a test or to test metal or other substance about its purity or components. 

    Essay means a piece of writing on a topic.

    As a verb, it means make an effort or attempt.


    How to memorize the difference:-

    Assay and essay look almost the same that's why we make mistake using them. Assay starts with letter "A", and Essay starts with letter "E". With the help of first letter of the word, we try to memorize the words.

    Assay is conducted in a lab. Assay and lab have "a" common in the words. Here we can connect "a" of both words to memorize the word. 


    Essay is written on a paper. We connect first "e" of essay with the "e" of paper.  With the help of "e", that is common in word essay and paper, we can learn that essay is something that is written on paper. In essay we connect "e" with paper




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