Grammar & Usage

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

• On 'Anecdote' and 'Antidote'>

  One's a human interest story, the other's a cure for what ails you.

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• On 'Prescribe' and 'Proscribe'>

  Just what the doctor ordered (or forbade you from doing).

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• On the Difference Between 'Incite' vs 'Insight'>

  Not that we're looking to start something.

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• The Ruling on 'Amiable' vs. 'Amicable'>

  There's a general usage rule ... and an exception.

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• Singular Nonbinary ‘They’: Is it ‘they are’ or ‘they is’?>

  Notes on a conjugation

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Commonly Confused

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  The Ruling on 'Amiable' vs. 'Amicable'>

  There's a general usage rule ... and an exception.

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• 
  Guidance on 'Advise' vs. 'Advice'>

  A case where one letter changes pronunciation and grammar.

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• 
  'Equity' and 'Equality'>

  How they differ and overlap

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• 
  Convening on 'Counsel' and 'Council'>

  We drop the gavel. Remediation is provided.

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• 
  'Inequity' vs 'Iniquity'>

  No one said English would be logical.

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  An Explication on the Use of 'Explicit' and 'Implicit'>

  To be clear: We are not complicit in their misuse.

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• 
  'Utmost' vs 'Upmost': Utter Confusion Resolved>

  What does "ut" mean anyway? We explain.

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• 
  'Confidant' vs. 'Confident' vs. 'Confidante'>

  We feel like we can trust you with this information.

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• 
  Snuffing Out Confusion Between 'Flare' and 'Flair'>

  Sorting through their misspellings with style.

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  How to Remember 'Affect' and 'Effect'>

  A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)

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