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Most of us know about the big differences, such as Americans spelling “color” without a U and the British spelling…
Today we’re looking at various ways to say “because,” including “due to,” “since,” and “as.” Wordy Ways to Say “Because”…
We recently got a question about commas from one of our listeners, Benjamin Wolfe. Benjamin asked this: “Have you done…
You may occasionally hear or read an objection to the phrase “more importantly.” You can ignore it (unless you are…
I lost the name of the person who asked me why we call the fermented sauce we use in Caesar…
A listener named Mwalimu on Facebook asked, Which is correct? “This is one of the novels that has made a…
Have you ever wondered about the origin of “cc,” a setting you likely use when sending an email message?…
My life is super exciting, so Friday night I was looking through the galleys of the new edition of the…
Sometimes directional terms such as south are capitalized and sometimes they aren’t. Directions: Lowercase When you’re describing a direction, south…
Once you learn about comma splices, you notice them everywhere, and a listener named Jo has started noticing them. She…