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Grammar & Usage
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8 More Grammar Terms You Used to Know: Special Verb Edition
These grammarians are going places
Why does English have so many silent letters?
Inexplicable silent letters, explained
Commonly Confused
Punctuation
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'Deduction' vs. 'Induction' vs. 'Abduction'
Mmm, logic
Do You 'hock' or 'hawk' a loogie?
A question for the ages
'Gray' vs. 'Grey': What is the Difference?
Spelling isn't all black and white.
Is it Ever Okay to Start a Sentence With 'And'?
FANBOYS won't save you now
Beg the Question
It's not begging at all
I Before E Except After C
The famous rhyme is wrong
More Commonly Misspelled Words
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Commonly Misspelled Words
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Is it 'Forty'? Or 'Fourty'?
This is usage
How to Use 'Lay' and 'Lie'
Tripping Up English Speakers for 700 Years
‘Cannot’ vs. ‘Can Not’: Is there a difference?
You can learn all about them
Is It 'Day today' or 'Day-to-day'?
What about Day Tomorrow?
Rack vs. Wrack
Choosing which one to use can be nerve-racking
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Punctuation
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The History of 'Ampersand'
How the '&' got its name
All About Ellipses ...
How to use them … and talk about them
Should that word have a hyphen?
On open, closed, and hyphenated compounds
Comma Splices: What They Are and How to Correct Them (or not)
Adventurous writers pull them off regularly
Why Do We Use Apostrophes to Show Possession?
The shifting role of the apostrophe
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Spelling & Pronunciation
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How to Pronounce the Trickiest Menu Items
No more order anxiety!
The Many Plurals of 'Octopus'
But which is correct?
Revealing What Rhymes with 'Orange'
It's technical, but it works.
7 Uncommonly Doubled Letters
For word games and other shenanigans
How to Remember the Spelling of 'Definitely'
A definitive answer.
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Usage Notes
Usage Notes
8 Grammar Terms You Used to Know, But Forgot
Plus yodeling
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Fun, Funner, Funnest
Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'
Is it 'graduated' or 'was graduated from'?
No, this will not be on the test
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Can You Use 'Comprised of'?
It's been in use for centuries.
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Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice?
The awkward case of 'his or her'
