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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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The Serial Comma Explained

 

Why don't they call it the Merriam-Webster comma?

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I vs. Me

 

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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Affect vs. Effect

 

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

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Literally

 

A word that (literally) drives people nuts

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When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

Head, shoulders, metaphors, and toes

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Who vs. Whom

 

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'

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