Word Usage
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Avoid Using “Very” Because It Makes Your Writing Very Weak
“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is…
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13 Grammar Mistakes Beautiful People Don’t Make
I have a feeling I’m going to get in trouble with this…
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Common Crutch Words. What’s Yours?
This morning, I just read – again – an old article published…
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The Worst Words of 2012 – What to Avoid in 2013
I was planning to work on this entry earlier this month, but…
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What Do You Call Someone Who Protests?
Last year could very well be called the year of protests. We’re…
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The Art of Dishing Out Insults
Why would anyone want to dish out insults? I am a firm…
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10 Unusual Collective Nouns
Do you find yourself checking the thesaurus often lately? I don’t know…
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Eschewing the Exotic for the Quotidian
I like experiencing strange, new things. Not too new and too strange,…
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Are You Disinterested or Uninterested?
The English language is such a beautiful thing, isn’t it? That is…
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2011 Word of the Year
In 2010, we were treated to a interesting new word courtesy of…