Grammar Guide
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And I Quote…
We all have our pet peeves when it comes to writing, and…
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When Grammar Goes Bad…So Does Romance?
I have a Facebook friend who, I think, is the head of…
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Are You Ingenuous or Ingenious?
When I was teaching ESL, lessons on confusing word pairs were inevitable. …
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More Funny Signs that Could Use Better Grammar/Spelling
It’s been more than a month since I posted the first group…
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What’s Missing?
In oral communication, it is quite normal to speak in fragments. This…
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The Power of ” ”
“I didn’t say that.” “My words were taken out of context.” Two…
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It’s National Punctuation Day!
It’s not yet too late to celebrate one of the most important…
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I’m Loving It, Are You?
Are you loving McDonald’s popular slogan? “I’m lovin’ it!” became even more…
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What’s the Apostrophe Doing There?
The apostrophe is an innocuous-looking thing, but it does have the power…
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Parallel Structure in Writing
Parallel structure, or parallelism, is a basic concept that students learn in…