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Plurals of Non-English Words in an English-Language Context

by Joseph Wallace

This post describes how to form plurals of non-English terms in English. Read More

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When Grammar Meets Feelings: Choosing Bad or Badly

by Susan Doose

Learn when to use an adjective and when to use an adverb with the verb to feel Read More

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Choosing between May and Might

by Joseph Wallace

This post helps writers choose when to use "may" and when to use "might." Read More

Latina/o, Latinx, Latine

by Anne Freeland

Read about the evolving usage of the terms Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine. Read More

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Bear versus Bare

by Laura Kiernan

Learn when to use bear instead of bare. Read More

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Your and You’re: How to Tell Them Apart

by Laura Kiernan

Learn the difference between your and you're. Read More

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Similar but Different: Using Compare with and Compare to

by Michael Simon

Learn the uses of compare with and compare to Read More

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Forego versus Forgo

by Erika Suffern

Learn the difference between forego and forgo. Read More

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Was and Were with the Subjunctive

by Joseph Wallace

This post explains when to use "was" and when to use "were" with subjunctive constructions Read More

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Their, There, and They’re: Learn the Difference

by Laura Kiernan

Learn the difference between their, there, and they're. Read More