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Capitalization in QuotesCapitalize the first word in a sentence that is a direct quote When quoting, the first word of a complete sentence should be...January 21, 2017- Spelling Words With Double ConsonantsDouble consonants are frequently found in words that have a suffix added to them. Even though there’s only one syllable...January 20, 2017
- Everyone vs. Every One–What’s the DifferenceEveryone vs. every one The pronoun everyone may be replaced by everybody. It is used to refer to all the people in a group....January 20, 2017
- Comma Before Parenthesis or After?You’ve likely seen writers use parentheses to set apart information from the main sentence. But do you know how to use them...January 20, 2017
Capitalization After Colons: Rules and ExamplesCapitalization: First word after a colon In American English, the first word after a colon is sometimes capitalized if it begins...January 20, 2017
Capitalization: Days of the Week and Months of the YearCapitalization: Days of the week, months of the year, and holidays (but not the seasons) Days, months, and holidays are always...January 19, 2017- Comma Between Correlative Conjunction Sets, With ExamplesCorrelative pairs of conjunctions include words like neither, nor, not, but, both, and and. For this punctuation rule, we can...January 18, 2017
Make Up Your Mind, English! Conscious vs. Conscience and Unconscious vs. UnconscionableEnglish is anything but a straightforward language. Words that look alike but actually mean something slightly different are a...January 16, 2017
“Immigrate” vs. “Emigrate”—What’s the Difference?Is emigrate an alternative spelling of immigrate? If not, what’s the difference between immigrate and emigrate? Immigrate vs....January 13, 2017- Indefinite Articles: A and AnIndefinite articles are used when we are referring to an unspecified thing or quantity. We use them when we don’t know (or don’t...January 9, 2017