Grammar & Usage

i.e. (or is it e.g.?) Grammar Rules and Commonly Confused Words

• 'Inexplicable' vs. 'Unexplainable'>

  Accentuating the negative

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• Can You Use a Superlative of Two?>

  Explaining the "best" of two

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• A Treatise on Parallel Adjectives>

  Or, how we have both 'trusty' and 'trusted'

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• The Difference between 'Race' and 'Ethnicity'>

  How they differ and overlap

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• A Guide to Em Dashes, En Dashes, and Hyphens>

  Be dashing—and do it well

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Commonly Confused

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  Is it 'further' or 'farther'?>

  Helping you navigate the linguistic road ahead

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  'Allusion' vs. 'Illusion'>

  Let there be no delusion

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  Is It 'Pray' or 'Prey'?>

  Same sound, very different meaning

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  The Difference between 'Devise' and 'Device'>

  Figure out a way to read this on your smartphone.

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  'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'>

  A simple trick to keep them separate

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  The Disparity Between 'Desperate' and 'Disparate'>

  One's for a last-ditch effort, the other's for a vast difference.

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  An Impartial View of 'Fair' and 'Fare'>

  Your ticket to sorting them out

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  'Systematic' or 'Systemic'?>

  Methodically explaining a pervasive question

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  Do You 'Pore Over' Something or 'Pour Over' It?>

  Read this article thoroughly and let it soak in.

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  The Ups and Downs of 'Raise' and 'Raze'>

  Are you building something up or tearing it down?

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