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83Grammar Mishaps: Raise vs. Rise
Grammar Request: My students often use raise and rise incorrectly. Could you write a hub on the difference? Both words can mean "to move upwards", but they are not interchangeable. "Rise" is an...
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75Grammar Mishaps: Lie vs. Lay
Lie and lay are commonly misused. My father-in-law, a high school English teacher, finally taught me the correct usage, and I think I have finally got it. Lie is to recline. Lay is to put or place, and the...
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58Lie Versus Lay
I do not posses a perfect command of the English language, and others will, undoubtedly, find errors in my writing; however, like most scribes, I do have my grammatical pet peeves. First and foremost, I...
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