2012–2016
402 posts
2016 340
December 2016
- “Historic” vs. “Historical”—Which Should I Use?
- Cannot vs. Can Not vs. Can’t—What’s the Difference?
- Labeled or Labelled—Which Is Correct?
- “Defence” vs. “Defense”—Which Should You Use?
- Bath vs. Bathe—Learn the Difference
- 5 Words to Enjoy by Candlelight
- Talk to vs. Talk with—Which Should I Use?
- Stationary vs. Stationery—What’s the Difference?
- Bingeing or Binging—Which Is Correct?
- How to Use “Touch Base” in a Sentence
- When to Use “Inquire” vs. “Enquire”
- Disinterested vs. Uninterested—Are They the Same?
- Imply vs. Infer—What’s the Difference?
- Ahold or A Hold—Which Should I Use?
- Between vs. Among—What’s the Difference?
- Is It Ridiculous Or Rediculous?
- Seven Longreads for Skimming
- Misspell or Mispell—Which Is Correct?
- Cloths vs. Clothes—What’s the Difference?
- What’s the Plural of Moose—Moose, Meese, or Mooses?
- Scarfs or Scarves—What’s the Plural of Scarf?
- Someday vs. Some Day—Don’t Confuse Them!
- The Cost of Learning a New Language
- Four Ways to Read More Over the Holidays
- Aid vs. Aide—What Is the Difference?
- No-one, Noone, or No One—Which Is Right?
- When to Use Of vs. Off?
- Is “Ginormous” a Word?
- Good Morning and Good Afternoon—Are They Capitalized?
- Offence vs. Offense—What Is the Difference?
- Congradulations or Congratulations—Which Is Right?
- Vaccum, Vacuum, or Vacume—Which Is Right?
- Whilst vs. While—Which Is Correct?
- Hooray! Scientific Writing Is Becoming More Casual
- “Beck and Call” or “Beckon Call”—Which Is Right?
- Writers on the State of Professional Writing
- 3 Trends That Will Dominate English Writing in 2017
- Here Are the Top 10 Slang Words of 2016
- 10 Habits Today’s Writers Share
- New Uses for Old Words
- Whiny, Whiney, Whinny—What’s the Difference?
- Regime vs. Regimen—Learn the Difference
- Surprise, Suprise or Surprize—Which Is Correct?
- Fulfil vs. Fulfill
- Mustache vs. Moustache: Which Is Correct?
- Nowadays or Now a Days?
- Truly or Truely —Which Is Correct?
- Six Writing Mistakes to Watch for When Editing
- Whoa or Woah—Which Is Correct?
- Wont vs. Won’t—What’s the Difference?
- Council vs. Counsel—What’s the Difference?
- Would Have or Would of?
November 2016
- Top 30 Commonly Confused Words in English
- 8 Words for Nature Lovers
- Occurred, Occured, or Ocurred—Which Spelling Is Right?
- Separate vs. Seperate—Which Is Correct?
- Hoping vs. Hopping—What’s the Difference?
- 6 Endangered Words
- What Is Eye Dialect?
- Humanity’s Best Eggcorn Examples
- 7 Puzzling Money Idioms
- Macaron vs. Macaroon: A Discussion of Confusing Food Names
- AFK to ZZZ – Internet Slang Trends
- What Are Ghost Words?
- What Does Lmao Mean?
- What Does Ikr Mean?
- What Does Afk Mean?
- What Does Lmk Mean?
- What Does Bff Mean?
- What Does Fyi Mean?
- What Does Irl Mean?
- What Does Ily Mean?
- What Does Luv Mean?
- What Does “Idk” Mean?
- Is Bestest a Word?
- What Does Lol Mean?
- What Does Nah Mean?
- What Does Zzz Mean?
- Can You Call Your Thumb a Finger?
- There Is vs. There Are: How to Choose?
- Few, a Few—What’s the Difference?
- Is “Year Old” Hyphenated or Not?
- Comma Before While
- City, Town, or Village–What’s the Difference?
- Cheque vs. Check
- Gist or Jist—Which is Correct?
- Let’s vs. Lets—What’s the Difference?
- Lightening vs. Lightning—What’s the Difference?
- What’s the Rarest Letter of the Alphabet?
- “My Apology” or “My Apologies”?
- Is “Do the Needful” Correct?
- Concave vs. Convex
- What Does “Verklempt” Mean?
- Capital vs. Capitol—What’s the Difference?
- Altogether vs. All Together
- Minuscule or Miniscule—Which is Correct?
- Commas in Dates
- Benefited or Benefitted—Which Is Right?
- Abbreviation for Continued–Cont. or Cont’d?
- Piecemeal Meaning and Usage
- Ambience or Ambiance—Which Is Correct?
- Threw vs. Through
October 2016
- 7 Words that Explain Diwali
- 15 Words That Denote the Absence of Words
- Toward or Towards
- Welcome or Welcomed
- Nevermind or Never Mind: What’s the Difference?
- Creating the Setting for Your NaNoWriMo Novel
- Why Do People Get So Upset about “Mad” and “Angry”?
- As Well As Comma
- Is Shakespeare the Father of the English Language?
- Leery—Definition and Examples
- Is Conversate a Word?
- Comprise vs. Compose: What’s the Difference?
- Born vs. Borne—What’s the Difference?
- Passivity vs. Passiveness—What’s the Difference?
- A Short History of the Long S
- Introducing the Diaeresis
- Sometime, Sometimes, and Some Time
- Choir vs. Chorus
- What’s the Difference Between Scared and Afraid?
- 5 Essays Every Student Needs to Know How to Write
- 8 Phrases That Can Make Your Business Writing Seem Outdated
- Smelled or Smelt—What’s The Difference?
- What Does Unkempt Mean?
- Ipso Facto Meaning
- Is It Omelet or Omelette?
- Pretense or Pretence—What’s the Difference?
- What Does “Ad Nauseam” Mean?
- How to Use “-Esque”
September 2016
- Whisky vs. Whiskey: What’s the Difference?
- 10 Breathtaking Foreign Words
- What Is a Protagonist?
- The Early Bird Catches the Word: Analysis Shows We Write Better by Day
- The Skinny on Latin Plurals
- When to Put a Comma Before or After “But”
- What Is a Comma Splice? With Examples
- Follow up, Follow-up, Followup: Which One is Right?
- Notwithstanding Definition
- Peruse Definition
- What Does Sacrilegious Mean?
- Nerve Wracking—Which Spelling Is Correct?
- What Does Presumptuous Mean?
- What Does Somber Mean?
- What Does “Autumnal” Really Mean?
- How Do You Spell Donut?
- How Do You Spell the Color Gray?
- Misnomer: Definition and Examples
- Until, Till, or ’Til
- Opossum vs. Possum—What’s the Difference?
- What Does Facetious Mean?
- How Should I Use Vice Versa?
- Sneaked or Snuck: Which Is Correct?
- What Is Comradery?
- Is Irregardless a Word?
- Therefore vs. Therefor
August 2016
- Affective vs. Effective: What’s the Difference?
- Empathetic vs. Sympathetic vs. Empathic
- Anymore vs. Any More
- Are Seasons Capitalized?
- How to Consistently Write Better and Faster
- Indubitably Definition
- Callous: What Does It Mean?
- Vis-à-Vis Meaning
- Eponymous: Definition and Examples
- Copacetic Definition
- Amicable: Definition and Examples
- Disdain: Definition and Examples
- What Does Demeanor Mean?
- Loquacious—What Does It Mean?
- Breath vs. Breathe—What’s the Difference?
- What Does Sic Mean?
- Albeit Meaning and Usage
- Schadenfreude–What Does It Mean?
- What Does Quid Pro Quo Mean?
- “Payed” vs. “Paid”: What’s the Correct Spelling?
- Regarding To: How It’s Used, With Examples
- Thrusted? The Past Tense of Thrust
- Kneeled or Knelt?
- Advance Notice―Is it Correct?
- Crumby or Crummy?
- How Do You Spell Lasagna?
- Photo Shoot vs. Photoshoot: Which Is Correct?
- Apologise or Apologize?
- Preventative and Preventive: What’s the Difference?
- For All Intents and Purposes—How to Use It
- Faux Pas: Definition and Examples
- Dragged or Drug—Which Is Correct?
- Modeling vs. Modelling
July 2016
- Why “the Internet” Shouldn’t Be Stripped of Its Proper Noun Status
- Happy Belated Birthday—Is It Right?
- Hyphens: The Punctuation Mark That Even Editors Can’t Get Right
- What Part of Writing Is Important at Work?
- Dreamed or Dreamt—What’s the Difference?
- Busses or Buses—Which Is Correct? | Grammarly
- What Does “De Facto” Mean?
- Loathe Meaning
- Loose vs. Lose—What’s the Difference?
- How to Use “Translucent”
- Everything You Want to Know About Poetic Apostrophe
- What Is “Mea Culpa”?
- Is Impactful a Word?
- How to Use “As of Yet”
- Which Is Correct: “Wintry,” “Wintery,” or “Winterly”?
- What Does It Mean to “Pore Over” Something?
- “Anytime” vs. “Any Time”—What’s the Difference?
- Disk vs. Disc
- What Kind of Writing Do You Use at the Office?
- Licence vs. License—Spelling Rules
- Entitled vs. Titled
- Recurring vs. Reoccurring—Which Should I Use?
- Retch vs. Wretch—What’s the Difference?
- Is it “Preferably” or “Preferrably?”
- Are Emojis Language?
- 11 Emoji Tips to Save Your Texts
- What Is “Spreaded”?
- Spatter vs. Splatter
- Different From or Different Than?
- What Is “Wilful”?
- Are You Sending Emoji or Emojis?
- “Advise” vs. “Advice”—What’s the Difference?
- “Farther” vs. “Further”—What’s the Difference?
- Is It Honor or Honour?
- What Is Verbiage?
- Lier or Liar—What’s the Difference?
- Bale of Hay or Bail of Hay
- Presume vs. Assume: What’s the Difference?
- What Is “Full Proof?”
- What’s the Singular of Dice?
- Fiancé vs. Fiancée–What’s the Difference?
- Crayfish vs. Crawfish
- How Is Grammar at Work Changing?
- “Principle” vs. “Principal”—What’s the Difference?
- Is “Undoubtably” a Word?
- “Got” vs. “Gotten”: Which Is Correct?
- Sherbet or Sherbert—What Is Right?
- Premier and Premiere: What’s the Difference?
- What Is a “Bad Wrap”?
- Co-worker vs. Coworker
June 2016
- What Does “Duly Noted” Mean?
- Lite vs. Light—What’s the Difference?
- How to Use “In This Day and Age” Correctly
- Carmel vs. Caramel—Which Is Correct?
- Catalog vs. Catalogue—Which Is Correct?
- Pleaded or Pled?
- How to Use “Calves” and “Calfs” Correctly
- Despite vs. In Spite Of—What’s the Difference?
- Yea, Yeah, or Yay?
- Fish vs. Fishes—What’s the difference?
- Political Correction: How “PC” and “Reclaimed” Words Got Their Start
- How to Spell Email (or E-mail)
- Rack vs. Wrack
- What Is “Forgo”?
- Imbed Vs. Embed
- Should You “Be Patient” or “Have Patience”?
- Invoke vs. Evoke
- Treasure Doving? The Past Tense of Dive
- Awhile vs. A While
- Realise or Realize—Which Is Correct?
- Cue vs. Queue—What’s the Difference?
- What Does Double Entendre Mean?
- OK vs. Okay
- Burnt or Burned?
- What Does “A Whole ’Nother” Mean?
- Judgement or Judgment—Which is Correct?
- “Than” vs. “Then”—What’s the Difference?
- How do you beat the midweek slump?
- Among vs. Amongst: What’s the Difference?
- Blond or Blonde?
- “Alumna,” “Alumnae,” “Alumni,” “Alumnus,” “Alum,” “Alums”: What’s the Difference?
- Discrete vs. Discreet: What’s the Difference?
- Everyday vs. Every Day
- “Complement” vs. “Compliment”: What’s the Difference?
- Is It Flier or Flyer?
- Is It Favorite or Favourite?
- Empathy vs. Sympathy
- Get It vs. Got It–What’s the Difference?
May 2016
- What Is the Difference Between Acknowledgement and Acknowledgment?
- Ax vs. Axe—What’s the Difference?
- Interjections in English Grammar–What Are They?
April 2016
- Confusing Sentences That Actually Make Sense
- Have you discussed grammar with educators?
- Just Memorize These Irregular Verbs
- How to Use “Alike” and “Same” Correctly
- 15 Words Invented by Shakespeare
- Bring vs Take
- Why Grammar Still Matters in Today’s Digital Age
- How Grammar Influences Legal Interpretations
- When to Use “Which” and “Who”
- How to Fix Incomplete Comparisons
- How to Write Negative Verbs Correctly
- 7 Weird, Rare Words, Illustrated
- Can You Spell The 25 Most Commonly Missed Words In English?
March 2016
- “Barking up the wrong tree” and Other Funny Idioms
- Grammar Basics: What Are Nondefining Clauses?
- How To Use “Do” with Modal Verbs
- Grammar Basics: What Are Defining Clauses?
- Grammar Basics: What Is Grammar Case?
- How to Use the Word Ought
- How to Use Adjectives with Sense Words
- What Is Verbing?
- The Tough (But Necessary) Job of Cutting Your Own Writing
- Grammar Basics: What Is Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement?
- Looking to “Get Lucky” This Saint Patrick’s Day? These Idioms May Help
- From Pens to Speech: How Writing Tools Have Evolved
- Grammar Basics: When to Use I or Me?
- How to Make Your Writing Digital and Save Hours a Week
- Grammar Basics: What Are Transitive and Intransitive Verbs?
- 9 Adorable Animal Collective Nouns
- Grammar Basics: What Is the Correct Word Order in English?
- 10 Best Grammar Resources for English Language Learners
- Definitions of Key Grammar Concepts
- #GrammarDay Celebrity Personality Quiz: Is Your Grammar Like a Pop Star or a Comedian?
- President Obama and Comedians Dominate Top 5 for Grammar on Twitter, Grammarly Research Finds
February 2016
- 5 Ways to Write Smarter
- A Brief History of National Grammar Day
- Why Do We Need Style Guides?
- 4 Ways to Use the Internet to Improve Your English
- Improving Your Writing Will Improve Your Thinking
- The Rise of the Helping Verb
- 5 Tips for Writing an Amazing Thank-you Card
- 10 Phrasal Verbs That Are Useful for Business
- The Essentials of Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
- 5 Ways to Abuse a Comma
- Latin Abbreviations Every Professional Should Know
- 6 Times Authors Broke the Rules
- The Essentials of Conditionals
- The Basics of Verbing Nouns
- 10 Essential Words for University Success
- Who Drives Linguistic Change
- How to Write Better Reviews
January 2016
- Annoying Writing Habits That Many People Have
- 7 Ways You Can Become a Better Writer
- The Authors Who Contributed the Most to the English Language
- 5 Fascinating Word and Language Facts
- Why Do We Call It That?
- 5 Books That Explain the Evolution of the English Language
- Why English Is a Germanic Language
- 5 Ways to Write Better Arguments
- 4 Ways You Can Make Your Writing More Professional
2015 49
December 2015
- Anyway, Anyways, or Any Way—What’s the Difference?
- 9 “Smart” Words and Phrases That You’re Mispronouncing
- I Before E Except After C: 9 Helpful Spelling Rules
- How to Use “Such As” and “As Well As” in Professional Writing
- 5 Amazing Winter Idioms and Their Etymologies
- Germanic vs. Latinate Linguistic Purity in English
- The 3 Most Common Writing Mistakes on Holiday Greetings
- 4 Unique Ways to Greet People During the Holidays
- You Better Watch Out: Christmas Carols Aren’t as Grammatically Correct as You Might Think
- The Top Cities in Pro Sports . . . Grammatically Speaking
- When Do You Indent a Paragraph?
- Top 10 Student Writing Mistakes: Finals Edition
- Is it “On point” or “En Pointe”?
- 14 of the Longest Words in English
November 2015
- Uptalk? and Vocal Fry? An Epidemic?
- Five Tools Dyslexic People Can Use To Improve Their Writing
- Survival Tips for Writing a Novel
- Eight Uncommon Typography and Punctuation Marks
- Slang to Standard: How Casual Language Can Become Acceptable
- 7 Ways to Tell Someone They Are Beautiful
- The Shortest Words in the English Language
October 2015
- Words That Are Not Pronounced How They Are Spelled
- 6 Spooky Stories to Read for Halloween
- Why Being Good at Language Arts Means That You Can Do Math
- 10 Tricks to Help Your Child Remember Tricky Spelling Words
- 10 Wonderful Words to Learn for Dictionary Day
- The Most Common Grammar and Language Questions
- 10 Trending Internet Slang Acronyms
September 2015
- Bear minimum vs. bare minimum
- Common Prefixes and Suffixes for Learning English
- Introducing the Snark Mark and Why You Should Use It
August 2015
- How to Prepare for the Demands of College Writing
- The Meaning Behind a Semicolon Tattoo
- Five Ways to Write Better Text Messages
- 16 Surprisingly Funny Palindromes
- 10 Words Every College Student Should Know
July 2015
- Say Hello to the Exclamation Comma: The Punctuation Mark You Never Knew You Needed
- Introducing Grammarly Insights
June 2015
May 2015
- 10 Interesting Facts About the English Language that You Didn’t Know
- 7 Fundamental Rules of Poetry
- Pear, Pair, and Pare
April 2015
March 2015
- 5 Interesting Words That Perfectly Describe Fridays
- 13 Expressions with Origins that You Would Never Have Guessed
February 2015
January 2015
2014 10
November 2014
- 7 Novels to Read for a Better Vocabulary
- Gone vs. Went—Learn the Difference
- The Dirty Little Secret of Constituency Parser Evaluation