language
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How to Use a Semicolon the Correct Way
Colons and semicolons are the indie rock of punctuation marks. They’re not mainstream-popular like the period. They aren’t obvious and eager-to-please like the exclamation mark. They’re not everywhere like the comma. But the colon and the semicolon have passion. They’re quirky, snobby, and sometimes prickly. These I-was-using-them-before-they-were-cool punctuation marks are like Jay and Michael Aston…
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Actually, Stamps Are a Great Stocking Stuffer (I’m Right About This)
As I’ve mentioned previously, my family takes stockings very seriously. A good stocking is all about balance. Some candy here, a clementine there, some cute beauty products to round it all out — you want to create a varied collection of tokens and trinkets to keep the stocking from being one-note.
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‘Every Day’ vs. ‘Everyday’ (and Other Homonyms You’re Probably Mixing Up All the Time)
You can be excused for confusing “every day” with “everyday” or “anyone” with “any one.” They sound the same, after all. But these homonyms can’t be used interchangeably in writing without raising the ire of English teachers and other grammar ghouls. Luckily, it’s fairly easy to understand the difference between these common sound-the-same words and…