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enclosed please find, please find enclosed, enclosed herewith Boot out all these expressions from your language. In the words of Bryan Garner, they are “archaic deadwood.” Garner, Oxford, p. 124.Instead, try these on for size: Here are the reports you wanted. I enclose the reports you wanted. Enclosed are t... 60,179 Views | added by edgood 7 years ago |
Prefixes and suffixes are a great component of grammar that allows new words to be created, in order to express certain messages more accurately. But some of them are really similar and it is sometimes hard to identify which one to use depending on t... 58,501 Views | added by malza 6 years ago |
Find Find as a verb is to spot or get something. I... 58,388 Views | added by ramyashankar 5 years ago |
Both "center" and "centre" refer to the same thing. As nouns, they signify the "middle" part or point of an area. As verbs, they refer to the action of placing something into the middle of something else.So why are they spelled differently, what is t... 57,995 Views | added by malza 6 years ago |
“We can’t speak freely when someone is around” OR “We can’t talk freely when someone is around” ... 57,612 Views | added by ramyashankar 5 years ago |
Much ... 57,334 Views | added by ramyashankar 5 years ago |
You should use first, second, and third to show textual enumerations in your writing. Many authorities prefer first, not firstly, even when the remaining items or points ... 56,021 Views | added by edgood 7 years ago |
Tenses hold the pillars of English grammar and keep it standing. Without tenses, English or any other language for that matter cannot exist or make sense. Whi... 55,540 Views | added by angbeenc 4 years ago |
Master and mister are two different words that can often be confusing due to their similar looking spellings and multiple meanings of each word. However, the one similarity between them is that in English language, they are both titles used to refer ... 55,357 Views | added by angbeenc 6 years ago |
In addition to the three main tenses of present, past, and future, the English language allows us to make three statements about accomplished facts. We use one of the three perfect tenses to show an action that has taken place as of the prese... 55,288 Views | added by edgood 7 years ago |
New neighbors just moved in the big white house. Consider this sentence for a moment. Does the word neighbors make you think again that maybe the spellings of neighbor aren’t really like these? Maybe there’s a u in it as... 55,026 Views | added by angbeenc 7 years ago |
Won’tWon’t is a modal verb. It is the short form (contraction) for ‘will not’. It is the negative of the word ‘will’. It is used to talk about future tense. It is always used with an apostrophe (‘).Examples:I will not go to college toda... 54,810 Views | added by ramyashankar 3 years ago |
By accident...The correct phrase (adverb) to use traditionally, is: ‘by accident’. It means by mistake or something that’s done without the intention of doing it. For example, “she spilled the milk by accident.” We can also use the word ‘... 54,377 Views | added by ramyashankar 6 years ago |
Mr. Strunk and Mr. White in The Elements of Style urge writers to avoid starting a sentence with “However.” It’s not a grammatical mistake to start a sentence with However. It’s just that good writers don’t do it. Instead, they start a con... 54,271 Views | added by edgood 7 years ago |
Periods Come InsideWith only one exception, the period always comes inside closing quotation marks. This rule applies even if only one quoted word ends the sentence. Thus: He said, "We need to tell the boss ... 54,239 Views | added by edgood 7 years ago |
Ageing vs. AgingConversion is one of the most important methods of word formation in English. The English vocabulary has obtained plenty of new nouns and adjecti... 54,059 Views | added by malza 6 years ago |
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In today’s world, with a rise in feminism, the application of basic masculine pronouns makes it difficult for writers to write without receiving criticism. That leads to the writers switching to the use of nobody and no one in their writings. In th... 53,775 Views | added by angbeenc 6 years ago |
Commas and Coordinate Adjectives Long, Hot SummerWhen each of two adjectives modifies the same noun, put a comma between them. As a test, put the word and between the two adjectives. If it fits, then the adjectives are called coordinate adjectives: It is going to be a ... 53,729 Views | added by edgood 7 years ago |
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between anyone and any one? Consider the sentences below; ... 53,256 Views | added by angbeenc 6 years ago |
When a possessive form is called for by the sentence, the word that has to bow out and rely on which to borrow a preposition to show possession. An example will show what I mean: Congress passed the statute, the purpose of which was to lower taxes.... 53,119 Views | added by edgood 7 years ago |
She realized her mistake after it was too late. Or is it realised? Have you ever wondered what is the difference between realise with s and realize with a z? Today, we’ll explain the real difference between... 52,277 Views | added by angbeenc 7 years ago |
Some people tend to write down and spell a word just as they hear it, without thinking twice. Not knowing the right spelling beforehand can easily result in writing it wrong and creating confusion for other people, who will be wondering whether it is... 52,238 Views | added by malza 6 years ago |
Analyze vs. Analyse"Analyze" and "analyse" are two other English words confusing people around with their spelling. They are pronounced in the very same way, yet... 52,017 Views | added by malza 7 years ago |
When as an interrogative pronoun Quite simply, when is used to ask questions related to time.... 51,487 Views | added by ramyashankar 5 years ago |
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