Or in talking, either. You hear people say that a lot: “The reason is because…” No, it’s not. ”Because” means “the reason that.” Check some dictionaries. Or just take a closer look at the word itself. Because. Be cause. Be at cause of. So it’s more than a little redundant to say, “The reason is because…” [...]
This is in the same vein as last month’s post about it vs it’s. Apostrophes and possessives then to throw people, so here’s another tip for you: You’re and your are not interchangeable. People often use them that way, but they’re not. One is a possessive pronoun, the other is a contraction of a pronoun [...]