A Complimentary Lesson about Complementary Words
I just read an essay in which a student wrote “I gave a complement to the author after the presentation.” This prickly […]
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All Together Now . . . Don’t Be Altogether Confused
This particular prickly pair of words gets my students pondering. All Together Vs. Altogether A. All Together means: 1. at the […]
Lay Down the Lie
There are so many misused words in our crazy language. This pair is one of the most confusing because the past tense […]
Some Advice on Advise
I previously posted about using advisor vs. adviser, but I neglected to share the tricky difference between advice vs. advise. Advice vs. Advise advice […]
Like, When Do I Use As?
“Like” must be one of the most abused words in the English language. Like, what’s up with, like, the overuse of, like, […]
Disregard the Irregardless
A student came up to me after class and asked if irregardless was a word. This prompted GG’s latest mini-lesson: Irregardless vs. […]
Between is Among the Difficult
Here is another pair of words many of us interchange incorrectly. Between vs. Among Use between when you refer to to people, […]
Advise the Adviser
Adviser or Advisor??? AP style tells us to use adviser rather than advisor but it does not indicate why. I am interested […]
Are you hoping or hopeful?
Being hopeful is a good thing. It is always better to see the glass half full than half empty. Overusing the word […]
You Guys Can’t Be With Yous Guys
A follower just asked me if “yous guys” is proper English. This is a great question, considering the amount of colloquial language […]
Is it Worse to Say Worst?
I could write 1,000 mini-lessons and still not cover all of the confusing words in the English language. Worse vs. Worst Worse […]
News Flash – No One Can Eat Healthy!
A couple of months ago, my brother brought up the question as to the difference between healthy and healthful. I was on […]
Nauseated by the Nauseous
It’s summer but that doesn’t mean Grading Girl doesn’t have time for a mini-lesson! I can’t help it . . . when […]
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