What We Wish Every First-Year College Student Knew
Most of this website is devoted to writing and editing matters, but the following post is not. Instead, it grew out of a collective desire...
Starting Sentences with “And” or “But”
One of our subscribers wrote to ask if it’s OK to start a sentence with the words and or but. The answer is yes. The...
Distinguish between “Effect” and “Affect”
We deal with many confusing word pairs on this site, including lay and lie, I and me, and bad and badly. This article helps us distinguish between...
Using the Semicolon
Semicolons have two functions: First, they are used to separate items in lists when one or more of those items has internal commas. As such,...
“Lie” or “Lay”?
This website addresses a number of confusing word pairs, including effect and affect, sit and set, and bad and badly, just to name a few. But...
