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Commonly misused words and phrases are abundant in English. The language is full of words that sound the same but have different meanings, like weather and whether. Confusion readily abounds
Adjectives are words we use to describe things. English teachers usually describe them as words that “modify or describe nouns and pronouns”. There are numerous types of adjectives, and most
Aside from cliché phrases like carpe diem (“seize the day”), or shortened forms like i.e. and e.g., (which, by the way, are very common in English), there are also regular
English is a Germanic language. Its core grammar and vocabulary are inherited from the Proto-Germanic languages, which are “reconstructed from the “East Germanic, Old Norse (ON) representing North Germanic, and
A hyphen ( – ) is a punctuation mark we use to connect words and make compounds words or phrases. Some words will always use a hyphen, no matter where
What is an en dash vs. em dash? An en dash (–) is slightly longer than a hyphen (-) but shorter than an em dash (—). It derives its name
