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What Does Sic Mean?
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The word sic is the Shaggy of writing. Not the Shaggy who foiled criminals with Scooby-Doo and the rest of the gang…
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What Are Regular Verbs in English?
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There are many instances in life where a sense of normalcy or regularity is good. There is a bit of…
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Commonly Confused Words: Fewer vs. Less
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Comedic singer-songwriters aren’t usually high on my list of go-to references for grammar rules. Still, “Weird Al” Yankovic got a…
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Commonly Misspelled Words: Get Them Right or Pay the Price
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They had nothing too loose. Wait, what? They had nothing to lose, or all their stuff was tight? Spelling is…
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Commonly Confused Words: Further vs. Farther
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Hither, thither and yon; why and wherefore: The confusion surrounding further vs. farther seems like it might fall into the same category of antiquated, stuffy discussions as these do. Surprisingly,…
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What Are Absolute Adjectives?
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When a popular television program resurrected a recently deceased character, I felt it set a dangerous precedent (not to be…
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Commonly Confused Words: Into vs. In To
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A team of two little guys against one big fella — who will win? Into vs. in to is a classic grammar cage match,…
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The Lowdown on Active vs. Passive Voice
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When you write for pleasure, you have complete autonomy over your style. Not only do you choose your own topic,…
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Commonly Confused Words: Like vs. Such As
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Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier. The Boston Red Sox vs. The New York Yankees. Like vs. such as. Some battles are just legendary.…