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Make Your Editor Cry: I’m (not) Able To vs. It’s (not) Able To
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Make Your Editor Cry: I’m (not) Able To vs. It’s (not) Able To

  • By: Gregg Bridgeman

People are able to do things, but Things are not able to be done. Likewise, people are not able to do things, but things are ….

Make Your Editor Cry: I Could Care Less vs. I Couldn’t Care Less
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Make Your Editor Cry: I Could Care Less vs. I Couldn’t Care Less

  • By: Gregg Bridgeman

If you “could” care less then that suggests you actually do care a little bit. You possess at least some care which still could be ….

Make Your Editor Cry: (LATIN) ibid. and id.
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Make Your Editor Cry: (LATIN) ibid. and id.

  • By: Gregg Bridgeman

The abbreviation “ibid.,” stands for the Latin word “ibidem,” which means “in the same place.” It is used in endnotes or footnotes when you cite ….

Make Your Editor Cry: Hypothesis vs. Theory
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Make Your Editor Cry: Hypothesis vs. Theory

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A hypothesis is an assumption, an idea that is proposed for the sake of argument so that it can be tested to see if it ….

Make Your Editor Cry: Hypothesis (Awkward Plural)
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Make Your Editor Cry: Hypothesis (Awkward Plural)

  • By: Gregg Bridgeman

BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of hypothesis is hypotheses. The definition of hypothesis: an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument. ….

Make Your Editor Cry: Hunger Pains vs. Hunger Pangs
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Make Your Editor Cry: Hunger Pains vs. Hunger Pangs

  • By: Gregg Bridgeman

A pang is a brief piercing spasm of pain. Pain is a much more general word used to describe discomfort. While hunger pains isn’t an ….

Make Your Editor Cry: Hovercraft (Awkward Plural)
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Make Your Editor Cry: Hovercraft (Awkward Plural)

  • By: Gregg Bridgeman

BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of hovercraft is hovercraft. hovercraft: a vehicle that is supported above the surface of land or water by ….

Make Your Editor Cry: Hot Water Heater vs. Water Heater
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Make Your Editor Cry: Hot Water Heater vs. Water Heater

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Do you have a hot water heater in your home? Probably not. If anything, it’s a cold water heater since it takes cold water and ….

Make Your Editor Cry: Hoof (Awkward Plural)
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Make Your Editor Cry: Hoof (Awkward Plural)

  • By: Gregg Bridgeman

BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of hoof is hooves or rarely hoofs. The definition of hoof: a curved covering of horn that protects ….

Make Your Editor Cry: Honed In On vs. Homed In On
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Make Your Editor Cry: Honed In On vs. Homed In On

  • By: Gregg Bridgeman

To “home in on” something means to move toward a goal, such as “The missile homed in on its target.” To “hone” is to sharpen ….

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