grammar
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Let Google Check Your Grammar For You
Grammar ain’t easy. There are a many rules to keep track of, and, after a long day of work, you might not even know what you’re reading anymore: Is that opening sentence in your email right? Does this message to your boss actually make sense? Rather than googling obscure queries related to your questionable sentence,…
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8 Grammar Mistakes Your Probably Making Every Day (I Did That on Purpose)
I’m no grammar purist. Trying to nail English down to a particular set of rules will leave you heartbroken and muttering, “it’s supposed to say 12 items or fewer” to a disinterested supermarket checker. Language changes constantly and it belongs to all of us to use or misuse however we like. “Irregardless” now means the…
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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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How to Add Your Pronouns to Instagram, and Why Everyone Should
You can now add your preferred pronouns to Instagram, and I highly encourage you to do so even if you feel like you don’t really need them. The more people that do, the more we can normalize this behaviour and make the process of sharing and accepting pronouns better for all.