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"towards" is not a word. It's "toward"
"you're" = you are. "your" = belonging to you
"too" = also. "to" = to
family names don't use an apostrophe ex. Rosenbergs. names ending in s need an es ex. Douglases
let's = let us
tell me your grammar woes
"towards" is not a word. It's "toward"
"you're" = you are. "your" = belonging to you
"too" = also. "to" = to
family names don't use an apostrophe ex. Rosenbergs. names ending in s need an es ex. Douglases
let's = let us
tell me your grammar woes
I should have tagged this #TipTuesday. Here's more:
If you say "whether" saying "or not" is redundant, so just say whether, ex. "I can't tell whether this makes sense."
"there" = location, "their" = belongs to them, "they're" = they are.
"damages" is for court, all else = damage
If you say "whether" saying "or not" is redundant, so just say whether, ex. "I can't tell whether this makes sense."
"there" = location, "their" = belongs to them, "they're" = they are.
"damages" is for court, all else = damage
ooh, this one deserves its own tweet:
Something cannot happen "at about" some time. Meaning, "the police were called at about 11 a.m." is wrong. Something can happen "at" 11 a.m., or it can happen "about" 11 a.m., indicating you're rounding from say, 11:03 a.m. No "at about" ever
Something cannot happen "at about" some time. Meaning, "the police were called at about 11 a.m." is wrong. Something can happen "at" 11 a.m., or it can happen "about" 11 a.m., indicating you're rounding from say, 11:03 a.m. No "at about" ever
Another hill I'm willing to die on:
"Whoa" is correct and "woah" is categorically, undeniably, dog shit. Don't write "woah," I beg of you all. Don't be that guy.
"Whoa" is correct and "woah" is categorically, undeniably, dog shit. Don't write "woah," I beg of you all. Don't be that guy.
Does "Its" look strange here to you? It shouldn't; it's correct. Use "it's" when you mean "it is," use "its" when something belongs to it.
Also, don't capitalize each word like this
. Only proper nouns are capitalized. https://twitter.com/davidfolkenflik/status/1250028334651711488
Also, don't capitalize each word like this
. Only proper nouns are capitalized. https://twitter.com/davidfolkenflik/status/1250028334651711488
since this train's moving full speed ahead, another suggestion:
often when you write "that" in a sentence, you can immediately delete it, as it's unnecessary.
"He told me that I was smart," works without "that."
"She decided that she hates roses."
"that" is mostly superfluous.
often when you write "that" in a sentence, you can immediately delete it, as it's unnecessary.
"He told me that I was smart," works without "that."
"She decided that she hates roses."
"that" is mostly superfluous.
