Commonly Confused Words: Bad vs. Badly
If I said that I feel badly, would you tell me to eat a cup of chicken noodle soup and…
If I said that I feel badly, would you tell me to eat a cup of chicken noodle soup and…
In the words of Meghan Trainor, “it’s all about that noun.” At least, I think that’s what she said. If…
The 1980 movie “Airplane!” has a famous scene in which two members of the flight crew are trying to convince…
“Because I work at home, I never have to shower.” “Since I work at home, I never have to shower.”…
Although I got my undergraduate degree in English education, I am often averse to openly correcting people’s grammar. In the…
Writers love to play with homophones; for example, consider this sentence: “Charles looked for years to find the perfect addition to…
While on vacation, have you ever had the capital idea to visit your nation’s capitol building and wander around the…
Allusion vs. illusion can often cause confusion because these words not only sound very similar when spoken, they are almost…
Even though I didn’t get much sleep last night and have already been working all morning, I am still motivated…