Category: Make Your Editor Cry

The Latin forms of alum basically mean student, disciple, or pupil. In modern parlance, to say that you are an alum of a particular school ….

The standard expression along the same line means on the same subject. The standard expression in the same vein also means on the same subject. ….

The word almost must come immediately before the word or phrase it modifies. Examples. She almost donated one-million-dollars to the church. She donated almost one-million-dollars ….

Except in the phrase alter ego, meaning a second self, the word alter with an E is always a verb meaning to change or adjust. ….

All together means “everyone together” or “everything together.” Altogether means “completely,” “all things considered,” or “on the whole.” The phrase all together refers to all ….

As an adjective, the phrase all right can mean satisfactory or agreeable. It can also mean safe or well. And, informally, it can mean good ….

“All ready” is a phrase meaning “completely prepared,” as in “As soon as I put my coat on, I’ll be all ready.” “Already,” however, is ….

Would you ever write the word “alittle” if your feelings were slightly hurt? Or would you use the article A and the word Little as ….

In terms of nouns at least, English is pretty regular. The vast majority of nouns in English form the plural by simply adding either –s ….

I am a man of a particular age. Seasoned, let’s say. I remember the eldest son of the great World Boxing Heavyweight Champion Maximilian Adelbert ….