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We’re long past due for a spelling tip post, so here it is. A common mistake I see is people using advise when they should be using advice. Try to remember the difference this way: Giving advice is a vice that many people have. Advisors like to advise others on proper procedure. I would advise [...]
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I see this word misspelled all the time, so I thought I’d spell it out plainly: Judgment has no E in the middle.
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Here’s an easy way to remember the difference between loose and lose: Loose, as in not tight — loose as a noose (or goose, if you prefer) Lose, as in no longer have — with lose you lose an “o” I’d sure like to know why we pronounce lose looze, instead of lose as in [...]
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If you are an American writer, periods and commas always go inside quotations marks. For example: I told him, “I enjoy a good steak now and then,” to which he replied, “You’re a bloody murderer.”
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I see that word spelled incorrectly far too often. Here’s an easy way to remember: De-FINITE-ly Just remember FINITE, as in limited. Not FINATE, as in gibberish.
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