Tag: word choice
Latino and Hispanic Are Not the Same
Words matter. Word choice matters. I’ve always championed clarity and precision of language,...
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Grammar 101: Into vs. In To (With Example Sentences)
Just like the difference between “every day” and “everyday,”...
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Grammar 101: A Home Is Not a House
For better or for worse, I have a habit of getting caught up in semantics. Word choice matters to...
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But I Want to Be an “Influencer”
Okay, so this might come off as a bit of an unpopular opinion. I actually want to be an...
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The Words of the Year for 2018
Trying to sum up an entire year in one word (or term) isn’t easy. As you know, my guiding...
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Grammar 101: Common Mass Nouns
Count nouns (or countable nouns, if you prefer) refer to things that can be counted, like chairs...
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Grammar 101: Pour Over and Pore Over
The English language is filled with words and phrases that sound similar (or the same) but have...
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Grammar 101: Quay, Cay, and Key
By now, you’ve surely realized that English is a very strange language filled with numerous...
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5 Common Sayings That Annoy Me
The English language is filled with all sorts of common sayings that we all use all the time. Some...
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Idiomatica: In the Throes of Passion
In the heat of the moment, it’s perfectly understandable that you would default to the most...
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Grammar 101: Beside and Besides
In writing and in speech, we tend to focus on the “big” words for the biggest impact....
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Grammar 101: Second Hand, Second-Hand or Secondhand?
English can be a very tricky language. Even when you look at words that are spelled using the...
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