Tag: Word Forms
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With the midterms coming up in the United States, several people are talking about highly competitive gubernatorial elections. A gubernatorial role is that of a governor, so what is up with the guber part in the adjective form? Again, we’ll explore why English makes no sense until we look a bit closer at some word…
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A little while back, I wrote an article on cannot and can not. After posting it, I got to thinking about several other open and closed forms and how the little space (or lack of space) between words can change meanings or introduce errors. Today, I’ll be writing about a few other open and closed…
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Cannot and can not are technically the same. The closed form is most common and usually considered correct. However, there are instances when can not (yes, two words) is preferred. This is what I’ll get into today. Along with today’s topic, I’ll also introduce some information related to comma usage. I encourage everyone to read…