The Best Rules for Writing Out Numbers
Deciding how to express numbers in your writing can be confusing. Especially since there’s no consensus on what’s right and what’s wrong. There are some basic…
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Does the word “alright” even exist?
Just like living organisms, the English language is constantly evolving. New words are added to the lexicon every year while old words are forgotten. It’s what…
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What are em dashes & how do they work?
Unlike the en dash which is often confused for a hyphen and substituted as such, the em dash play a unique role in English writing. However,…
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Ending Sentences with Prepositions
So a visitor at Harvard stops a student and asks, “Excuse me, can you please tell me where is the library at?” The Harvard students replies,…
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The Key to Subject-Verb Agreement
You may not recognize it by name, but subject-verb agreement is something you do in every sentence. In fact, it’s the foundation of every sentence and…
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What You Need to Know About Using Quotation Marks
If you’re like most people, quotation marks can often be a source of frustration. It seems simple enough: All you have to do is put the…
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Who says Whom?
It’s a silly question, but let’s be honest with ourselves. When’s the last time you heard someone say “whom”? Exactly, it’s not really part of our…
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Make your writing come alive
Throughout high school and college, you’re going to be doing a lot of writing. Even if you major in math or science, you’ll still have to…
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Then vs. Than
9 out of 10 grammar fanatics will probably tell you that this is the most annoying grammatical mistake ever. There is no excuse for confusing “then”…
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The most notorious “lie” ever
The two most confused words in all of English history are lie and lay. Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but it’s true that many native English…