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Friday, March 30, 2012

Negatives and Negation–Grammar Rules

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When you want to express the opposite meaning of a particular word or sentence, you can do it by inserting a negation. Nega...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

9 Adorable Animal Collective Nouns

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Five hundred years ago, gentlemen used specialized vocabulary when referring to groups of animals. Most of the group names ...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

How to Date Introverts, From an Introvert

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Dear Prospective Dates, We need to talk. After a string of meh encounters, it’s time to clear the air: I’m a lady introve...
Monday, March 26, 2012

The Plural of Octopus: Octopi or Octopuses?

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How do you make octopus plural? It’s simple! The plural is octopuses . Why do some dictionaries also list octopi as a po...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Occurred, Occured, or Ocurred—Which Spelling Is Right?

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Spelling words isn’t always easy, especially when they contain double letters. In this case, the correct spelling is occurr...

5 Foundational Writers in Environmentalism

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We tend to look at the world’s problems with sustainable development and environmental troubles as the burning issues of ou...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Grammar Basics: What Is Objective Case?

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An direct object is a noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a transitive verb. For example: Alice caught the...
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