The correct phrase has its origins in nautical navigation during the days of sail. The idiom means to take a different approach with a tack ….
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This idiom, “a blessing in disguise,” is intended to describe a blessing that may not at first appear to be a blessing. It is often ….
If you begin a comparison, you must finish it. Example: Our company’s products are better, cheaper, and more efficient. Um, okay? More efficient than what? ….
You may wonder whether words like T-shirt and A-frame which amount to a letter combined with a word have an official type or designation. Maybe ….
When participial phrases modify a noun other than the one intended, it’s called a misplaced modifier. This makes sense because it’s a modifier (an adjective), ….
You were probably taught to aggressively avoid split infinitives. If you see what I did there, congratulations. You now get to boldly go where no ….
A participle describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept. A dangling participle is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly ….
Ensure that only singular pronouns are used with singular noun case and plurals with plural case. Incorrect: Every writer knows their work better than anyone ….
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. Examples are: I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, one, that, they, each, few, many, who, ….
In the narrative, if at all possible, avoid beginning any sentence with any of the so-called FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, or So) ….