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In a previous Grammar Girl post, I talked about using while to mean although, but another point about “while” can confound…
Misusing these two abbreviations is one of the top five mistakes I used to see when editing technical documents. There’s…
Today’s topic is “further” versus “farther.” Almost every week someone asks me to explain the difference between “further” and “farther.”…
When you’re trying to figure out whether to use who or whom, it helps to know the difference between subjects…
Have you ever wondered why we have two past tense forms of the verb to light? Should you say Squiggly lit citronella candles,…
Many people mistakenly thought that “inflammable” meant “resistant to burning,” which it doesn’t. The ‘-in’ prefix has multiple meanings The…
This tip is essentially an add on to last week’s show about the difference between affect and effect because once…
I get asked whether to use affect or effect all the time, and it is by far the most requested…
Did you know there are two ways to pronounce the word the, and the rule that governs which pronunciation you…
First, we had Nancy Pelosi taking over as Speaker of the House, then Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential…