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Affect vs. Effect: How to Use Each Word Correctly

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Affect vs. Effect: How to Use Each Word Correctly

Semicolon vs. Colon: When to Use Each One

If you use the wrong one, you can always claim it was a typo.

Semicolon vs. Colon: When to Use Each One

Insure vs. Ensure: What's the Difference?

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Insure vs. Ensure: What's the Difference?

Each vs. Every: What’s the Difference?

She's ready to captivate her classmates with a rousing debate on each vs. every.

Each vs. Every: What’s the Difference?

Can vs. May: When to Use Each Term

"May I please use can when asking permission to do something?"

11 Grammar Lessons From a Leaked CIA Style Book

"Accidentally misfired" and "young baby" are redundant terms that should not be used.

6 Punctuation Marks Hated by Famous Authors

F. Scott Fitzgerald was not a fan of the exclamation point!

What Does It Mean to ‘Put the Kibosh’ on Something?

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7 Surprising Places We Got Phrases About Food

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When to Use Nor

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Capital vs. Capitol

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The Meaning of 'Just Deserts'

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What Does ‘Cabin Fever’ Mean? Plus Other Fever Words

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13 Little-Known Punctuation Marks We Should Be Using

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100 of the Most Commonly Misspelled Words in the English Language

She's having a dilemma about how to spell dilemma.