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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.


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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

 

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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Is It 'Hanger' or 'Hangar'?

 

How to remember which is which

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Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'