I recently saw someone confusing the words “raise” and “rise”. Here’s the difference between the two.
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Which one is correct: “my wife and me” or “my wife and I”?
This question is actually tricky, as either could potentially correct, depending on how the phrase is used in the sentence.
Do Canadians use “travelled” or “traveled”?
One of the challenges of Canadian English is that it incorporates British English while simultaneously incorporating American English.
“Grandnibling”: your sibling’s grandchildren
Normally, we might say “grandnephew” to refer to our sibling’s grandson or “grandniece” to refer to their granddaughter. But what if you want to refer to all of them?
My 10 most popular grammar posts of 2019
About 6 years ago, I made a list of my 10 most popular grammar posts. I’ve written hundreds more posts since then, a few of which have displaced some of the older ones. It made sense to update the list.
The 5 common culprits of wordiness
Editing hundreds of documents during the 20 years since that experience has helped me recognize 5 common culprits that creep into our writing.
Are you using “literally” correctly?
Are you one of the people who criticizes others’ figurative uses of literally.
When “in ________ ways” is too wordy
One writing issue I find myself editing frequently, particularly in academic writing, is the usage of “in ______________ ways”.
Is “Canadian” capitalized?
I recently had someone come to my website after searching for the phrase “is canadian capitalized”.
How to make a cent symbol on a Chromebook
A few years ago, I purchased a Chromebook. One thing I realized was that I had no idea how to type special characters with it, such as the cent symbol (¢).