To amend is to change for the better, to put right, or to alter by adding. The word’s corresponding noun is amendment. Amend is the ….
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The expression “as such” must refer to some status—an antecedent noun or noun phrase—mentioned earlier. The CMOS explains it like this (emphasis mine): Literature and ….
And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then ….
The word apart is either an adverb or an adjective. As an adverb, apart can mean separate, a little distance, excluded from consideration, or away ….
Apostrophe is a big word for a little jot. These little jots can turn the most fearless writer’s hair white with fear, but they’re not ….
“Anywhere,” like “somewhere,” “nowhere,” and “always,” is always one word. Examples: Incorrect: Closing time. You can go any where you like as long as it’s ….
All four words—Anybody, Anyone, Somebody, Someone—kind of mean the same thing and the ANY word pair and the SOME word pair can even be used ….
When it means “anybody,” anyone is spelled as a single word. Example: I know I’m twelve but the sign says anyone can enter the raffle. ….
When it means “anyone,” anybody is spelled as a single word. Example: I know I’m twelve but the sign says anybody can enter the raffle. ….
If you use anxious to mean eager, most usage guides will disagree with you, at least slightly. On the other writers like Jane Austen, Kingsley ….