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If There Were...?
by Selene N.
views: 41 | rating: 10 | comments: 7
September 18, 2006 09:18 AM EDT -- I have this grammar confusion I hope people can help me. When I learned the "IF" sentences in school, I was taught that we must use "were", even when the subject is "I", . . . more
Dialogue
by Nyota *Star*
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October 07, 2008 10:53 AM EDT -- I'm putting the finishing touches on my novel The Magic Pencil, and am having problems with the dialogue. I know to indent whenever a new character is speaking but I am getting confused when it comes . . . more
October 25, 2006 12:42 PM EDT --  farther / further Farther, the comparative form of far, refers to   1) physical distance   2) physical space in actual measurements  Example: Emily, don't walk farther down . . . more
November 19, 2006 09:52 AM EST -- Alliteration Alliteration is the name for repeating sounds in words.The repeated sound is usually at the beginning of words. examples She sells sea shells on the sea shore Peter Piper picked a peck . . . more
May 09, 2008 09:54 AM EDT -- [ Listen using RealPlayer ] [ Download and Listen to MP3 ] [ Subscribe ] This week, we're looking at another common confusion: the word peruse .   Alex from Los Angeles, California writes . . . more
April 17, 2008 07:36 PM EDT -- [ Listen using RealPlayer ][ Download and listen to mp3 ] Jeff Deck wanted to make a difference. When the 2002 graduate of Dartmouth College attended his five-year reunion, he mingled with . . . more
May 01, 2008 03:56 PM EDT -- [ Listen using RealPlayer] [ Download and listen to MP3 stream]  [ Subscribe ] This week, we're trying to take the confusion out of the words further and farther . Mary Jo from Antigo, . . . more
September 18, 2006 01:26 PM EDT -- Most of us are often confused about when to use an apostrophe (') and sometimes insert them when they are not needed. Lets try to learn when and where to use apostrophe When two words are run together . . . more
September 29, 2006 12:21 AM EDT -- Recently someone pointed out one of my mistakes that there was no plural for the word "advice".  This reminded me of a question I wanted to ask.  Which words cannot have an "s" . . . more
November 30, 2006 08:31 AM EST --   I have become the classic gatherholic as so many of us have. After weeks of Scott going through a variety of facial expressions from confusion to reprimand he has accepted the fact that there is . . . more
It's not that hard!
by Tim B.
views: 13 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
March 03, 2007 09:29 AM EST -- Okay folks, I'd like to add one on the difference between "its" and "it's." Too often I see it with the apostrophe when it shouldn't be. So a quick rule of thumb... IF . . . more
April 03, 2008 03:53 PM EDT -- Our subject today is a pair of rather confusing words: uninterested and disinterested . According to the Oxford Dictionary of Current English , the word uninterested means simply, "not . . . more
April 10, 2008 01:25 PM EDT -- [ Listen using RealAudio ][ Download and listen to mp3 ] "I feel bad ." "I feel badly ." Which is correct? Today we discuss this common pitfall when writing . . . more
Grammar Grater: Pesky Plurals
by Cory B.
views: 218 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
June 19, 2008 02:45 PM EDT -- [Listen using RealAudio]    [Download and listen to the MP3]   [Subscribe to this podcast]        No other part of speech causes as much confusion-and demonstrates . . . more
November 08, 2007 05:18 PM EST -- This week's Grammar Grater is written by Grammar Grater's Cory Busse.     There has been no shortage of political debates recently. During the debates, one hears candidates . . . more
August 30, 2007 04:31 PM EDT -- Have you ever gone to the supermarket and been lured into the express checkout aisle because you have Twelve Items or Less? Strictly speaking, it turns out that sign confuses less with fewer. The words . . . more
March 13, 2008 01:02 PM EDT -- [ Listen to streaming audio ][ Download and listen to the mp3 ]   "Do we have plans next Saturday?" "The 15 th ?" "No, no - I mean next Saturday. The . . . more
Grammar Grater: What's Up?
by Cory B.
views: 117 | rating: 10 | comments: 10
March 27, 2008 12:49 PM EDT -- [ Listen using RealAudio ] [ Download and listen to the mp3 ] Today we're going to dig into the definitions and etymologies of two words that often get confused and used interchangeably: upside . . . more
March 07, 2008 09:49 AM EST -- [ Listen to Audio Stream ][ Download and listen to mp3 ] Daylight saving time has certainly received its share of attention, given last year's date change in North America and the resulting . . . more
July 10, 2008 03:02 PM EDT -- [ Listen using RealPlayer ] [ Download and listen to MP3 ] [ Subscribe to podcast ] Catherine from Edina, Minnesota, sent this message to us:   "Please address the word preventive . . . more
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