Staff(meaning a collection of employees) is both the singular and plural of the noun. Staff is a collective noun so you need to think if the staff are performing an action together or separately. The staff are meeting in the teacher’s room The staff does all their work from home. In reality, it depends […]
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Snugly means that something fits well. Snugly and Snuggly are both possible spellings of a word that means to be in a warm cozy place but could have slightly different connotations. Snugly comes from the word Snug and snuggly comes from the word snuggle. Snug(Snugly) meaning and use Snug has three different meanings that
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Many people use “I’s” when they have two subjects and they want to use a possessive form. “My …. and I’s….” is grammatically incorrect in English and should be ”My …. and my…” My wife and I’s car is a Toyota. My wife’s and my car is a Toyota. My brother and I’s
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Both pricey and pricy are acceptable spellings of the adjective that means expensive. Pricey is more common than pricy. Converting nouns and verbs into adjectives can be tricky business in the English language. The rules are rather loose and inconsistent. If it’s not your native language, this can be a mind-boggling pursuit to understand.
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It is perfectly acceptable to use “to” twice in a row. This happens when you have a dependent preposition “to”(talk to) and an infinitive “to”( To eat) Who do I talk to to get my money? Where should I go to to buy a mask? This type of construction is very common in spoken
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When it comes to the spelling of aging or ageing, there is no universal correct answer to the question, as the answer depends on the audience or your location when writing. North America (namely the United States and Canada) prefers to use the spelling aging, while those who use any other dialect of English
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If you are having a hard time telling tire apart from tyre, don’t worry. You’re not the only one! The difference between tire and tyre can be confusing for people all over the world. Tire is the preferred spelling in the United States and Canada, while tyre is more common in other varieties of
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Even the most seasoned writers can confuse the words prospective and perspective with each other. These words have different meanings and are used as different parts of speech. Since the words look and sound familiar, it is easy to get them confused with each other. The words share the same root, spective, that comes
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Acronyms are tricky, and it can be hard to determine if you should use an A or An before the acronym. Some examples of acronyms include HTML, NATO, and EU. The definition of an acronym is a word that is formed using the first letter, or letters, of each word and makes them into
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Illicit and elicit are confusing words because they sound identical when they are said and they are spelled extremely similar on paper. These words, even though they are similar, have nothing to do with each other and don’t have similar meanings. Elicit Meaning and Use Elicit is a verb that is most commonly used
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