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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • February 25, 2011
  • / Leave a Comment on A Complimentary Lesson about Complementary Words
  • 1 min
  • 10 years
Tagged complementary vs. complimentary, confusing words, postaday2011

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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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • February 4, 2011
  • / Leave a Comment on All Together Now . . . Don’t Be Altogether Confused
  • 2 min
  • 10 years
Tagged all together vs. altogether, confusing words, postaday2011

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 […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • February 22, 2010
  • / Leave a Comment on Lay Down the Lie
  • 3 min
  • 11 years
Tagged grammar, lay and lie, lay vs. lie, Mini-Lessons

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 […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • January 13, 2010
  • / Leave a Comment on Some Advice on Advise
  • 1 min
  • 11 years
Tagged Advice vs. Advise, grammar, Mini-Lessons

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 […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • November 27, 2009
  • / Leave a Comment on Like, When Do I Use As?
  • 3 min
  • 11 years
Tagged grammar, like vs. as, mini lesson, overuse of like

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, […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • October 13, 2009
  • / Leave a Comment on Disregard the Irregardless
  • 1 min
  • 12 years
Tagged grammar, irregardless, irregardless vs. regardless, mini lesson, regardless

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. […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • October 2, 2009
  • / Leave a Comment on Between is Among the Difficult
  • 1 min
  • 12 years
Tagged among, between, between vs. among, grammar, mini lesson

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, […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • September 1, 2009
  • / Leave a Comment on Advise the Adviser
  • 1 min
  • 12 years
Tagged adviser vs. advisor, grammar, mini lesson

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 […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • August 11, 2009
  • / Leave a Comment on Are you hoping or hopeful?
  • 2 min
  • 12 years
Tagged grammar, hope, hope vs. hopefully, hopefully, mini lesson

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 […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • August 4, 2009
  • / Leave a Comment on You Guys Can’t Be With Yous Guys
  • 2 min
  • 12 years
Tagged English, English language, grammar, mini lesson, you guys

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 […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • July 28, 2009
  • / Leave a Comment on Is it Worse to Say Worst?
  • 1 min
  • 12 years
Tagged grammar, mini lesson, worse, worse vs. worst, worst

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 […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • July 23, 2009
  • 1 Comment on News Flash – No One Can Eat Healthy!
  • 3 min
  • 12 years
Tagged grammar, healthful, healthy, mini lesson

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 […]

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Grammar / Mini-Lessons
  • July 5, 2009
  • / Leave a Comment on Nauseated by the Nauseous
  • 2 min
  • 12 years
Tagged grammar, misunderstandings, nauseous vs. nauseated

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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