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From the many rules for subject/verb agreement, we are picking the most difficult one to discuss. First, the groundwork: When the subject is singular, the verb is singular; when the subject is plu...

The answer to several questions about some words that are said is "It depends on how far you take the verbatim issue." What do I do if they say the word slash? Put the slash mark or the word? It d...

There is no rule that the dash must be inside or outside the quotes. Either way works. ...He was always saying, "You have to be here on -- " he was always preaching to us about everything. In thi...

When we talk about commas, we are talking about several hundred individual rules. It it helpful to remember that commas are used in just two ways: to separate and to set off. The comma that separa...

All percentages are in figures with the word percent, not the symbol. If there is a suffix added, it is added to the word percent. ...He spent 22 percent more. ...They saved 4 percent by paying ca...

Just in case you are not familiar with this website, you need to check it out. It is a dictionary website that lists over 30 dictionaries. I rarely use it to actually look up the definition of a wo...

I am BACK!! I hope your holidays were glorious. Mine were lovely even though I was really down and out sick with a throat "thing." I think that, after almost three weeks, I am finally getting bett...

Dear friends, I am signing off for the year. As the bustle of the holidays is upon us, I hope that we will each take several moments to be grateful for the abundance that we have and to remember t...

So often we are told that, when "used" is past tense, to be sure to include the "d" on "used" with the word "to" after. ...He used to go with her. ...She was used to really good treatment. The re...