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Vocabulary

The words you choose to use make a difference. Use them well, and they’ll convey your meaning concisely. Use them badly, and your writing might not make sense!

A lot versus alot versus allot

8th Dec 20217th Nov 2023 Caity

Many people write ‘alot’ instead of ‘a lot’. Is it ok?

Posted in VocabularyTagged articles, determiners, nouns

The difference between there, their and they’re

8th Dec 202029th Jun 2022 Caity

Some words, for example, there, their and they’re, sound very similar, so it’s easy to mix them up. However, it looks unprofessional to get these wrong. Here’s my explanation of the difference between there, their and they’re.

Posted in VocabularyTagged apostrophes, contractions, morphology, possessives, pronouns, punctuation, verbs, vocabulary

The difference between e.g. and i.e.

19th Nov 202029th Jun 2022 Caity

A lot of websites I have seen recently seem to use e.g. and i.e. interchangeably. However, they mean different things, and proper usage uses only the correct one. Which one should you use?

Posted in VocabularyTagged abbreviations, latin, punctuation, vocabulary

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