In negative statements, place the word all where it belongs. Physically stick it as closely as possible to the subject it actually modifies. Suppose you ….
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“All in all” is a traditional emphatically redundant idiom which can mean “all things considered,” or “after all,” or “nevertheless.” People unfamiliar with the traditional ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The singular and plural of aircraft is aircraft. aircraft: a vehicle (such as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through ….
While all adverbs in “-ly”, there are “-ly” adverbs and “-ally” adverbs. Basically (see what I did there?) you just have to memorize which is ….
Despite four hundred years of English speakers using aggravate to mean annoy or irritate, there is a shade of difference. If you make something worse, ….
A lot of so-called experts offer writers a lot of questionable advice. I remember not too long ago, the prominent advice at writers conferences was ….
Have you ever heard of RAS sydrome? “RAS” stands for “redundant acronym syndrome.” So if you suffer from RAS syndrome you suffer from “redundant acronym ….
Like most editors, I’m sensitive to preserving the spelling of originally French phrases that the English language pillaged. In the French phrase à la mode, ….
Aisle originated from the late Middle English ele or ile and from Old French ele both of which descended from the Latin ala meaning “wing.” ….
Even though the words aid and aide have similar meanings, are written similarly, and are pronounced the same, they cannot be used interchangeably. Aid can ….