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Common Errors Grammar Tip 15
Lose versus loose—Did you lose the dogs or loose the dogs? Is one of those terms even spelled correctly? Read this tip to find out!
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Common Errors Grammar Tip 14
The sneaky “d”—Verbs that function as adjectives describe a subject rather than its actions and most require an added suffix. Learn more here!
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Common Errors Grammar Tip 13
12 a.m. or 12 p.m.?—Is 12 a.m. noon or midnight? Logically, 12 a.m. should follow 11 a.m., right? But it doesn’t. This tip tells you why.
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Common Errors Grammar Tip 12
Your or you’re?—As the tagline says, “Grammar is knowing the difference between your shit and you’re shit.” Do you know the difference? Find out here!
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Common Errors Grammar Tip 11
Continuous versus continual—Most people use “continuous” and “continual” interchangeably. But these words are not synonyms. Learn the difference between them here!
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Common Errors Grammar Tip 10
Unit abbreviations—What are the rules for unit abbreviations? Are they the same for each type of unit? Read this tip to find out!
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Common Errors Grammar Tip 9
Further versus farther—Is there a difference between further and farther? How do you know when to use each? This tip compares the terms’ meanings and usage.
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Common Errors Grammar Tip 8
Punctuation with quotation marks—Does a period go inside or outside a closing quotation mark? What about a comma, a question mark, or a semicolon? This tip covers them all!
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Common Errors Grammar Tip 7
Was or were?—Do you know the difference between hypothetically possible and hypothetically impossible situations? This tip explains it.
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Common Errors Grammar Tip 6
Article “a” or “an”?—You were taught to use “a” before a consonant and “an” before a vowel, but that’s not entirely accurate. This tip tells you why.
