Kim Siever

Should you capitalize “funeral service”?

I recently had someone come to my website after searching Google for the following phrase: should you capitalize funeral service.

Is it correct to say, “He was the happiest when”?

Someone recently came to my website from Google after searching for the following question: Is it correct to say that he was the happiest when…?

Difference between “than me” and “than I”?

Grammarians have been arguing for years on whether than always operates as a conjunction (“than I”) or if it occasionally operates as a preposition (“than me”).

Difference between adverse and averse

This is part of the difference between series. I’ve heard some people confusing the words adverse and averse. Here’s the difference between the two. Adverse Adverse means something like “unfavourable” or “harmful”. The blizzard has created adverse driving conditions. The drive for profits has adversely affected employees’ ability to live comfortably. Averse Averse, on the other hand,… Continue reading Difference between adverse and averse

Logical fallacies: false dichotomy

There are many logical fallacies, and over the next few weeks and months, I will occasionally focus on a fallacy. While fallacies are typically from the debating sphere and may seem out of place on a blog dedicated to writing, they do appear in writing as well. And not just in social media and blog… Continue reading Logical fallacies: false dichotomy

Should I use a comma after a name?

I recently had a reader message me about whether a comma is needed after a name in a sentence. Here’s the example they used: John Doe, has been flying for more than 16 years and has accumulated over 4,000 hours of flying experience. In this case, a comma is unnecessary. I’d rewrite it as: John… Continue reading Should I use a comma after a name?

Using a comma with because

Your high school English teacher probably told you to never precede because with a comma. Maybe they even told you it’s because it’s a subordinating conjunction—it connects an independent clause and a subordinate clause—and subordinating conjunctions don’t typically take a comma. But sometimes not using a comma can create confusion. Here are a couple examples… Continue reading Using a comma with because

How to force someone to unfollow you on Twitter

Have you ever had someone who you wish wasn’t following you on Twitter, but you don’t want to block them? Well, here’s how to force someone to unfollow you on Twitter.

Difference between like and as

This is part of the difference between series. Did you know there’s a difference between like and as? I mean, more than just their spelling. Most people probably don’t, and that’s probably because most people just use like. Here’s the difference between the two.

Author: Kim Siever