Using bi or semi in front of time periods can cause tremendous confusion.
Biweekly means once every two weeks or twice a week.
Bimonthly means once every two months or twice a month.
In addition, a biweekly publication is issued every two weeks and a bimonthly publication is issued every two months.
Semiweekly means twice a week.
Semimonthly means twice [...]
Is it necessary to put a numeral in parentheses after you have already written the number in words?
Example: We will need two (2) chairs.
Conversely, is it necessary to write the number in words after you have already used the numeral?
Example: We will need 200 (two hundred) chairs.
If your document is dense, has a lot of [...]
Prepositions are words that often show direction; for example, below, above, over, under, around, through, in, out, between, among, to, toward(s). Other common prepositions include of, for (also sometimes a conjunction), from, with, like (also sometimes a verb).
Rule: You shouldn’t use or end a sentence with an unnecessary preposition, i.e., when the meaning is clear [...]
Let’s work with a few irregular verbs this week. Regular verbs change tense by adding an –ed.
Examples: I like to walk quickly.
I walked to the store.
Note: Do not use has or have with the past tense form.
Example: I went to the store. NOT I have went to the store.
Present Form (used alone or with will)
go
swim
run
Past [...]
This/That
This and that are singular. This points to something nearby while that points to something “over there.”
Examples: This dog is mine.
This is mine.
That dog is hers.
That is hers.
These/ Those
These and those are plural. These points to something nearby while those points to something “over there.”
Examples: These babies have been smiling for a while.
These are mine.
Those [...]
Although some usage guides insist that only farther should be used for physical distance (We walked farther than we planned), farther and further have been used interchangeably throughout much of their histories. However, only further should be used to mean moreover (Further, you hurt my feelings.), more extended (His further comments illuminated the meaning of [...]