BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of amoeba rightly is amoebae and wrongly can also be amoebas. amoeba: any of a large genus (Amoeba) ….
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Some English nouns end with either “-es” or “-s” which can pose a problem when differentiating the singular, plural, or possessive forms. Most don’t pose ….
Dear Weeping Editor, As far as I know, the word “sound” is a noun, is it not? However, lately I keep seeing it used as ….
While you may occasionally encounter the following Latin abbreviations, they are becoming increasingly rare—kind of like unicorns. Personally, I would not recommend using them. Use ….
Most of the words English stole from the French which have clung to their “-eur” endings are pretty sophisticated, like “grandeur,” “saboteur,” “coiffeur,” “entrepreneur,” and ….
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. ….
[NOTE: This is a deep topic, and this is a lengthy article as a result.] The Coca-Cola Company recently taught me a few things. Apparently, ….
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 ….
The word allude is an intransitive verb meaning to make an indirect or ambiguous reference to something or (loosely) to refer to something. When you ….