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No Regard for Irregardless
Irregardless isn’t a word; the word is regardless, which means despite or without regard. I’m going out regardless of the bad weather means I’m going out despite the bad weather or even though the weather is bad. The prefix –ir … Continue reading
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Most Important, Not Most Importantly
The correct phrase is most important, and the same goes for more important; they are often, if not always, shortened versions of what’s most important or what’s more important. Importantly means in an important way, just as slowly means in a … Continue reading
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You Might Be Sick, But You’re Not Nauseous
There’s a stomach flu going around, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard someone in the supermarket announce I’m so nauseous. I mean, when you’re sick, it can get pretty bad for everyone around you. I don’t normally … Continue reading
And Yet, But Yet
I’ve noticed that many people are interested in the use and misuse of the coordinating conjunctions but yet and and yet, so I’ve re-written my Pick a Coordinating Conjunction, Any Coordinating Conjunction post in order to provide more precise information. … Continue reading
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Subject-Verb Agreement with There Is/There Are
In an article about shopping for a car: There’s other ways to save money when buying a car. This grammar error has been spreading over the past few years like germs at a nursery school. Is (there’s, of course, means … Continue reading
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The Conjugations of Lie and Lay
The verb to lie means to rest or recline and is conjugated lie, lay, have/has lain. He lies silently in his bed. Yesterday, I lay on the beach. The dog has lain on the couch many times. The verb to … Continue reading
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This Kind of Error Is Not the Same as These Sorts of Errors
Kind of is singular, so the noun following it needs to be singular; kinds of is plural, so what follows needs to be plural. When either kind or kinds is preceded by a demonstrative pronoun, it should be this or … Continue reading
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The Reason is Already the Why
I’ve already written about the redundancy of the reason is because, but I’ve noticed that many people are also curious about whether the reason why is correct grammar. Both the reason is because and the reason why have something very … Continue reading
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Who Versus That
We all know that it’s important to avoid major grammar errors if we want to present ourselves in the best possible light, but it’s often subtle grammar errors that ultimately make the difference. Even when those subtle errors go unnoticed, … Continue reading
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