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You’re Using Too Many Adjectives (and Other Common Writing Mistakes to Avoid)
Whether you write for a living, functionally as part of your job, or as little as humanly possible because thinking about high school English still sends you into a cold sweat, we can all use a periodic reminder of some writing best practices — and the most common mistakes to avoid.
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How to Remember When to Use ‘Further’ Versus ‘Farther’
The English language is full of words that sound similar and mean similar things, but do retain their own special place if we want to use them precisely. Who and whom. Affect and effect. Sympathy and empathy. Utmost and upmost. And the especially vexing lay, lie, lain, and laid. Another that tends to trip people…