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Whether English is your first, second, or fifteenth language, this site offers easy-to-remember hints and tips that you may not find elsewhere.

Word Pairs

between-and; either-or; whether-or; whether versus if

Posted by Administrator on Thursday, January 14. 2021


Graduate

The school graduates the students; the student graduates from the school

Posted by Administrator on Tuesday, November 10. 2020


Misusing 'Only'

The most commonly misplaced word in the English language - and how to say what you mean

Posted by Administrator on Friday, August 28. 2020


Does My 'But' Need a Comma?

How Conjunctions, Clauses, and Commas Work Together

Posted by Administrator on Friday, August 28. 2020


You Lie in the Sun (and lay down a book)

Lie versus Lay

Posted by Administrator on Sunday, August 4. 2019


Does My Adjective Need a Comma?

Adjective categories, their orders, and punctuation

Posted by Administrator on Sunday, August 4. 2019


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