Tag: Grammar
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The other day, I was listening to The Beatles, and the song “I Me Mine” came up in the song mix. The grammar goblins in my head nudged me a bit, whispering, “Do it as a topic. Do it as a topic. Do it as a topic.”
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Style manuals are sometimes at odds when it comes to usage, but there is a surprising amount of agreement on some matters. Using and in different contexts is one topic where there is a considerable amount of agreement, even if there are some differences in the details. And this is what I will explore today.…
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Do we add an s to words like anyway, regard, and toward? Rather than give the noncommittal response I love to use, “It depends,” I will dive into the topic with a bit of detail. Some may say that it is all about American and British usage, but this is not always the case, and…