In English, the Emphatic Tense refers to using the conjugated form of the verb “to do” before a verb in the infinitive tense. While this may seem wordy and confusing,…
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It is correct to say, “I hope this email finds you well.” There are plently of other useful alternatives that will sound better and convey the same things. So, while…
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Using “a ways to go” is grammatically correct, but it must also have a numeric agreement in the plural form. Therefore, “a way to go” is appropriate for singular agreement.…
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The word “until” is a little ambiguous because it could have an inclusive or exclusive reference. This depends on how you use it in a sentence. Since “until” refers to…
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There are times when you hyphenate “10-year-old” and times when “10 year old” is unhyphenated. To know when to do which, the solution is as simple as finding where the…
Ten Year Old or Ten-Year-Old? Which is correct? Read More »
When discussing financing operations, you will occasionally need to choose between the words “fund, funding, and fundings.” Between the three the first two will take place much more often. Your spell…
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Commas in compound sentences serve to assist the joining word in connecting two different ideas in a way that makes sense visually. They go before the joining word to cause…
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To use a parenthetical phrase correctly, put a space before the opening parenthesis and after the closing parenthesis. You do not need to leave spaces inside the parentheses, and you…
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Agent noun suffixes change verbs into active nouns and are assigned according to the origin of the word being adapted. Latin words get -or, and almost everything else gets -er.…
-er or -or? Is There a Rule for an Agent Noun Suffix? Read More »
Though usually reserved for informal writing, you can use “not” to split an infinitive when you intend to place special emphasis on the verb inside the infinitive. Otherwise, a rewrite…
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