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Within vs in

Within vs in. I’ve noticed many writers using within when the simpler in would be preferable. Why do so many writers confuse within and in? I suspect that some people… Read more »

8 parts of speech, parts of speech, Prepositions, word use    8 parts of speech, prepositions

Sincereness vs sincerity

Sincereness vs sincerity. A reader asks, “Is sincereness a word?” This turns out to be a very interesting question, but probably not for the reasons you think. The short answer… Read more »

Basic Grammar, nouns, Nouns, word use    words
Less or Fewer?

Less or Fewer

 When do we use less or fewer? A correspondent asks whether to use less or fewer in the following sentence: “…the measure failed by less than three votes.” Of all types… Read more »

Basic Grammar, nouns    countable nouns

Common noun vs. proper noun: Capitalization and usage

Common noun vs. proper noun is a common mistake in writing. Here’s the rule: Proper nouns are the names of particular individuals, countries, businesses, and titles: Bob Smith, the United… Read more »

8 parts of speech, Basic Grammar, common nouns, nouns, proper nouns    capitalization, nouns, proper nouns

Adverb phrase modifies what words?

Steve asked a grammar question that led me to consider how an adverb phrase functions. In the sentence “Generally at university you are always expected to be critical” what is the meaning… Read more »

8 parts of speech, adverb, Basic Grammar    adverb, parts of speech

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