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The “Like” Word

Like, Wow!The word doing the most damage to the communicative “skills” of young people today happens to be a preposition … the word like. It also happens to be a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a conjunction, ...

The “Like” Word Threatens Your Career

In my last blog, we looked at some grammar governing the use of the like word. Now let’s see what the experts have to say. As you’ll see, they mince no words. Overusing Like Threatens Your Career Consider ...

Theater vs. Theatre

Should we go watch a movie in a theatre or a theater? ...

their - correct spelling

possessive pronoun
Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. ...

Their vs. There

Their vs. ThereThe quick answer is no! They don’t mean the same thing. They may sound similar and they may have similar spellings, yet “their” and “there” have nothing in common in regard to their definitions.In fact, “thei...

themselves - correct spelling

reflexive pronoun
Example: They gave themselves a party....

Then vs. Than

The policeman’s strategy was better than the burglar’s so he waited for him to make a move first and then arrested him. Did you notice than and then in the above s...

theories - correct spelling

noun (plural of the noun theory)Example: We have several theories about the cause of his resignation....

there - correct spelling

adverb, pronoun, adjective, and noun
Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s s...

therefor - correct spelling

adverb
Example: He ordered the stereo and included payment therefor.Note: This adverb often appears in legal writing. It differs i...

therefore - correct spelling

adverb and conjunctive adverb
Example: He therefore decided to sell the farm. adverb...

therefore, therefor - vocabulary

adverb
Therefore: serves as a conjunctive adverb or as a regular adverb
. When it joins two clauses, it must be preceded by a semicolon and ...

they're - correct spelling

contraction
Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. ...

they're, their, there

Note: We thoroughly discuss the differences among these words in the Common Grammatical Mistakes section of Grammar.com. Click here for the ...

Think vs. Suppose vs. Assume

Think Thinking – of course, is a thought that buds from a brain or mind. What you ‘think’ may be or may not be true. It is based...

Third Person

Many a times you would have heard someone say about a book or a story that it was written in third person. W...

thorough - correct spelling

adjective
Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses thorough, through, and threw. Click here for that discussion...

though - correct spelling

subordinating conjunction and adverb
Example: He still disputes the point, though he knows he’s wrong. ...

thought - correct spelling

noun and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb think)Example: He had a thought about how to fix the situation. ...

Three Rules on Subject-Verb Agreement

There are, of course, many other kinds of mistakes made with subjects and verbs. Classifying the types often helps reduce the mistakes you might make.But first, a review of the basics.Let’s start with three basic and...

threshold - correct spelling

noun
Example: We are on the threshold of an important discovery....

threw, through, thorough

Threw is the past tense of the verb “throw,” which means “to toss.”Through is a ...

through - correct spelling

preposition, adverb, and adjective
Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses thorough, through, and threw. ...

Throws vs. Throes

The words throes and throws are homophones: they sound alike but have different meanings. The plural noun throes means a great struggle or a condition of agonizing pain or trouble. The idiom in the throes of means in the midst of...

Thyme vs. Time

Thyme vs. TimeIn truth, there is in fact a huge difference between the meanings of “thyme” and “time”. Despite their si...

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