“Less” or “Fewer”
Other articles on this site address confusing word pairs, including effect and affect, sit and set, lay and lie, and bad and badly. Here we...
“Which” or “That”? (And Punctuating All Relative Clauses)
Have you ever been stuck trying to decide whether to use which or that? While both pronouns can be used in other constructions, the confusion...
“Bring” and “Take”
Knowing when to use bring and take can be confusing. Can you tell if any of the following sentences use bring correctly? When you go to...
“You’re Still on My Lawn!”: Our Resident Curmudgeon Bemoans Six Lost Causes
Word confusion and language-related lost causes are no strangers to this site. We have explored the lost distinction between the words nauseous and nauseating, the...
Uncharted vs. Unchartered
The corona-virus disease pandemic, which started late in 2019 (thus the name COVID-19), has given rise to increased use of a few confusing phrases and...
