How to Use Incredible Credible and Incredible are closely related words, and each of them used to mean something specific. The meaning of each was easy to decipher because of the root word: crediblis and because of their close association. Credible believable, worthy of belief, capable of being believed Incredible Incredible means (at least for […]
Help Rhonda Roland Shearer Help Others I’ve been wasting my time in a futile attempt to convince the conspiracy theorists, anti-vaccinators, and maniacal trump supporters that this virus is real—and dangerous. Since that isn’t working, I thought I’d focus on something more positive—heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. I saw a story last night which mentioned […]
When to Use Mitigate You might recall I mentioned that during any time of crisis, the not-so-often-heard words come out of the woodwork. We discussed the prevalence of proximity or should I say the misuse of close proximity earlier, but it’s long past time to delve into when to use mitigate and mitigation. Nowadays it […]
Close Proximity During the past month, I have heard this phrase, or seen in writing, many times. It is often used to refer to the social distancing orders or protests of such orders. And I have heard it from TV analysts as well as seen it written hundreds of times in social media (Facebook, Twitter, […]
Many people say your sentences shouldn’t contain a split infinitive. In my early years of school, teachers drummed this rule into students’ heads—usually right after ensuring they wouldn’t end sentences with prepositions. Let’s first look at the issue of spit infinitives, and then we’ll show why it isn’t an issue. I realize I said I […]
Grammar Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult Grammar is difficult for a lot of people, but it doesn’t need to be. The biggest hurdle to learning grammar is the terminology. Most books, and most teachers, use grammatical terms when they’re not necessary. While researching my book, I ran across the following terms on more than a […]
It’s been a long time but finally I’m ready to release a few new books. The first is The Ranger, the fifth in the Blood Flows South series. Tip and Connie are back, but this time, Gino and Ribs join them in hunting down the infamous killer known as the Ranger. He’s the one who […]
When and where are often used interchangeably, as in I only use commas in the parts of sentences (when/where) I need to pause. Despite that, when to use when and where to use where follow a set of rules. While either when or where sounds okay in that situation, a close analysis of the sentence will […]
Eg/Ie/Ergo/Et Al/Etc. There are some people, especially those in the legal and insurance professions (as well as writers), who love to use Latin abbreviations or Latin expressions. There’s nothing wrong with that, but, far too often, I have seen them used improperly. The problem with using Latin expressions is if you’re going to use them—many […]
That’s right; anyways is not a word. Despite what you may have heard on numerous TV shows (especially NYPD Blue), the correct pronunciation is anyway without an “s.” So you’d say: ✅ “I’m going to do it anyway.” Not … ❌ “I’m going to do it anyways. I was going to do this post a while ago, […]
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