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82Grammar: Proper Pronoun Usage 101
The proper use of pronouns has all but ceased in our modern age. In truth, common vernacular has begun to create a new rule with regards to proper usage here- mainly, that there is no rule. Furthermore,...
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84Oddities of English
In a previous Hub I reprinted a joke involving a misunderstanding over a single word. Here are some more oddities of the English language that a friend found and forwarded to me. If these don't make...
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80English Usage, Grammar, and Style
A guide to English grammar and usage resources available on the Internet.
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68English usage - Subject Verb agreement
Look at the following sentences: · I am a student. · You are a doctor. · He is an engineer. · They are teachers. We have used the different forms of the verb be to match the different...
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63ENGLISH IS HARD DON'T BELEAVE ME TRY THIS
You Think English is Easy??? Read to the end . . . a new twist to an oldie Can you read these right the first time? 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. ...
13 comments70Vocabulary — The Onyms
The Onym family is one few of us can say that we have never been a little confused by or never tripped on when verbally groping for the right one. This hub is designed to define them and make them easier to...
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67Irish English US English - Language Divergence
After commenting The Women of Hubpages by Moonmaiden I was struck with the difference in my Irish English and the English here in the US and thought this song would be a good way to illustrate that....
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64Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Panda Punctuation Book
When I started reading Lynne Truss’s book “Eats, Shoots and Leaves,” I was excited about the information she promised to deliver. Finally, I would understand the use of the comma, my punctuation...
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75Portmanteau: What Is It?
In one sense, a portmanteau (pronounced port-man-toh or port-man-too) is a large suitcase which opens into two hinged compartments, but we are concerned with its other definition, a word coined by...
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70IQ TEST: Vocabulary Aptitude, Verbal Ability - Greek, Latin, Old English, German, French ROOTS ---F
ROOTS: IQ TEST: Vocabulary Aptitude, Verbal Ability - Greek, Latin, Old English, German, French ROOTS ---A IQ TEST: Vocabulary Aptitude, Verbal Ability - Greek, Latin, Old English, German, French ROOTS ---B...
