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Category: Writing
How to pronounce “victuals”
English is full of words that don”t sound like they look. Thought could be written with just 4 letters (three if we still used þ), we replace the first l in colonel with an r, and we don’t pronounce the th in asthma. Victuals is another one of those words. The first time you see this word—if you’ve never heard it spoken—it’s easy to think it’s… Continue reading How to pronounce “victuals”
Why is “fiery” not spelled “firey”?
This is part of the difference between series. Recently, a friend asked on Facebook why fiery is spelled fiery instead of firey. As I was researching the questions, I found the answer fascinating and thought my readers might be interested in knowing, too.
How to indicate emphasis in a sentence on social media
Someone recently arrive at my website searching for the following phrase: social media emphasis in a sentence This seems like an important topic to address.
Difference between immediately and ASAP
Most people consider it synonymous with “right away”, but once you analyze it, you can see that it doesn’t mean anything of the sort.
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