grammar police
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‘Who’ And ‘Whom’ Are Not The Same Thing
Who here knows when to use “who” and when to use “whom”? For whom am I writing this post? For those of us who like a good whom now and then and know it isn’t just a fancier version of who, that’s whom.
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You’re Probably Using The Word ‘Comprise’ Wrong
After I lovingly explained the difference between “who” and “whom,” one dear reader caught onto the fact that I’ve been on a one-woman crusade to purify our world of all your terrible grammar. The person I know only as “Fabian Knockwurst” came to me with a request to “do to comprise next,” and I am…
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Learn The Difference Between ‘If I Was’ And ‘If I Were’
If I were to tell you that “If I was” and “If I were” should not be used interchangeably, would you believe me? Well you should, because they each have their own place in the English language, and it’s not just whichever one sounds good in the moment. Luckily, once you know the rule, it’s…