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Remember when phones were used exclusively for making phone calls? (Hard to believe, right?) Now we use our smartphones for...

Pronouns are words that stand in for a noun in a sentence. Whenever pronouns are used, it should be unmistakably clear whic...

Grammar gets a bad rap even without the help of the vigilantes who use it to take the moral high ground. So when a few hate...

Ah, March Madness. Every year, this season reminds college basketball lovers to root for the underdog, try their hand at pr...

Won’t is the correct way to contract will not . Wont is a type of behavior that is specific to a person. It’s also the ...

If the title of this post doesn’t make any sense, it shouldn’t. This is going somewhere, I promise! Bear with me. Today, ...

Beck and call is the correct way to spell this phrase. To be at someone’s beck and call means you are ready to obey the...

Gist means “essence” or “the main point.” In a legal context, gist is the grounds of a legal action. Jist is a common...

Surprise is the correct way to spell the word. Surprize was once an alternative spelling, but it’s very rarely used tod...

Let’s face it: Sometimes the English language can be downright bizarre. The plural of ox is oxen while the plural of box is...