When You’re (Missing) a Word in a Comparison
Writers sometimes leave out small necessary words when making comparisons. Sometimes sentences look just fine to our eyes at first…
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More or Less
Who would imagine a little word like less could be less than simple to use correctly? As an adjective, less…
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Inflammatory Distinctions
Logic would tell us that flammable might be the opposite of inflammable. But we all know the English language is…
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We Have Mutual, Common, and Reciprocal Interests
What we have in common, we share mutually. Some purists argue that mutual means something experienced or expressed by two…
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Moral and Ethical Ethics
We often hear the words ethics and morals used interchangeably or paired as if either meaning the same thing or…
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Negligence Is Not Negligible
Neglect and negligence are both nouns, but there is a difference in meaning. Neglect is an action that shows lack…
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Whether or Not You Like This
Contrary what many of us were taught (me included), the word whether doesn’t always have to be followed by or…
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Getting Serious about Series
If you went to the World Series three years in a row, did you go to three serieses or three…
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Are You Reticent or Reluctant to Read This?
Here are two words that get mixed up at times—reticent and reluctant. If you’re reticent, it means you are reserved/restrained…
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