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Wether vs. Weather vs. Whether—What’s the Difference?If you saw wether, would you think it was a misspelling of weather or whether? Wether is a word, but what does it mean? What’s...May 24, 2023
How to Use a Hyphen CorrectlyWhat is a hyphen? A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark that’s used to join words or parts of words. It’s not interchangeable with...May 24, 2023
“Learned” or “Learnt”?There are many perks to speaking the lingua franca of your time, but one of the downsides is that you’ll always doubt whether...May 24, 2023
How to Use Adjective ClausesAdjective clauses, also known as adjectival clauses or relative clauses, are a type of dependent clause that describes or...May 22, 2023
What Is a Prepositional Phrase?A prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object. Most of...May 18, 2023- How to Use Apostrophes: Rules and ExamplesApostrophes can be tricky. Sometimes they form possessives. Sometimes they form contractions. Can they ever make something...May 18, 2023
- The Complete Guide to DashesA dash is a little horizontal line that floats in the middle of a line of text (not at the bottom; that’s an underscore). It’s...May 18, 2023
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs—What’s the Difference?The word transitive often makes people think of transit, which leads to the mistaken assumption that the terms transitive and...May 18, 2023- “Laying” vs. “Lying” (“Lay” vs. “Lie”)–What’s the Difference?The words lay and lie are similar, but not the same. If you’ve ever been confused about which word to use and when to use it,...May 18, 2023
“Program” vs. “Programme”—What’s the Difference?In American English, program is the correct spelling. In Australian and Canadian English, program is the more common spelling. In...May 18, 2023