Less vs fewer
I tell you, less vs fewer just seems to be one of those grammar-related mistakes that get under people’s skin! Go ahead and google it, and you’ll find impassioned grammarians bemoaning the “10 [...]
Between, among, and amongst usage rules
How do you use between, among, and amongst correctly in English sentences? Let’s start with the definitions. There are lots of ways ‘between’ is used in the English language however when talking [...]
How to use Nor
The word ‘nor‘ creates a certain unease about how to use it. Does it replace ‘or’? Is it used to mean something more specific? I always think that learning how to use [...]
Into and in to
Correct usage of into and in to is as much of a challenge to native English speakers as it is to learners of the language. What’s the Difference Between Into and In To? “Into” is a preposition [...]
Test My English Level
Learning English is one of the hardest languages in the world to learn. For those who are taking up this challenging yet rewarding endeavour, there will be times when you will encounter an [...]
a lot vs allot and what’s with alot?
Do you have these moments when watching TV and a commercial comes on, and it feels like it’s directly addressing you? … I HAVE been trying to lose the same 5 pounds my whole life! [...]
4 Commonly Confused Word Pairs
There are some English language words that everyone confuses, even native English speakers will say one word when they mean the other. These commonly confused word pairs aren’t homophones, but [...]
Using Articles: a, an, and the
There are 2 types of articles in English grammar, definite, and indefinite. The definite article is the word, “the”, and the indefinite articles are the words, “a” and “an”. You may think that [...]
Commonly Confused Homonyms
Homonyms are words that sound the same but are spelled differently, and of course, have different meanings. When I was doing research for this post, I pulled up sites for proofreading services [...]
