Case study: Dog’s breakfast before and after
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Grammar 101: The greengrocer’s apostrophe
What is the greencgrocer’s apostrophe? The ‘greengrocer’s apostrophe’ is what grammar snobs call an apostrophe that’s in the wrong place. The poor greengrocer got lumped with this name be...
Read moreGrammar 101: ‘Fewer’ or ‘Less’?
This is another of those conundrums we all face when we are working with words. Do I say ‘fewer vases’ or ‘less vases’? The answer is simple: if you can count the items you are talking about, y...
Read moreGrammar 101: ‘Lay’ or ‘Lie’?
In my work as a content specialist, I often find clients confusing the two words ‘lay’ and ‘lie’. It seems to me, that as we’ve forgotten the difference between these two words, we use th...
Read moreGrammar 101: ‘Latter’ or ‘Last’
When do I use latter or last? We are all familiar with the idea of something being good, something else being better, and a third thing being the best. Good is the positive form of the adjective, better is the compara...
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