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  To determine which is correct in any usage you have to consider meaning. “Of Course” is a phrase that means yes, certainly, and without a doubt. You would use 2Of Course” as a response to a question. “Off Course” is a phrase that means to be going in a direction that is not the […]

  Describing somebody who has an eye for detail can be difficult. There’s no single word to describe such a person and many different words can be used depending on the context. We think the word “observant” might be the best choice since it can be used in many contexts. Read on to find out

  Mine as well, might as well, and mind as well are three phrases that are commonly confused and misspelled, so which one is the correct answer? Mine as well and might as well are the correct sayings, but they have different meanings. Mine as well is used in more personal situations, whereas might as

  When you’re trying to describe the fact that something is valuable enough or deserving of a certain amount of effort or cost, should you say “it worth it” or “it is worth it”? The correct form of the sentence is always “it is worth it”, although you might also use a contraction in the

  The chances are pretty good that you don’t hear the word “marmalise” in everyday conversation, but maybe you’ve come across it in a novel, in a song, or overheard it in a bar or pub somewhere. It’s a wild kind of word – marmalise – that gives you pause at first. But once you

  If you have an Irish grandmother or ever read Ulysses, James Joyce’s challenging literary masterpiece, you might have run across the intriguing phrase, “wigs on the green.” This old-fashioned term harks back to at least the eighteenth century when men of wealth and class wore wigs over their natural hair. In common usage, it

  The saying ‘monkey’s wedding’ refers to when a rain shower occurs whilst the sun shines. It comes from the Zulu phrase “umshado wezinkawu” which translates to “a wedding [for] monkeys”. Nowadays most commonly heard in Northern Ireland, this phrase can be used to describe an array of scenarios in which the weather features both

  Both terms, “sha’n’t” and “shan’t” are correct, but the term “shan’t” has always been more popular.  These words have both been known to be used to describe the colloquial contraction “shall not”.  These words both have British English origins and they’re considered to be old-fashioned. Shan’t’ Vs. Shan’t Popularity And Usage Many assume that