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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.

Different From and Similar To

Posted by Administrator on Wednesday, April 6. 2022


Whose versus Who's

Posted by Administrator on Monday, July 5. 2021


"Which" versus "That" - and do I need a comma?

Posted by Administrator on Monday, July 5. 2021


Word Pairs

between-and; from-to; 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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