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Subject-Verb Agreement

My Blog Subject-Verb Agreement I recently saw this quote from a New York Times article: “The couple, who are married, lives in...

My Blog The Team Go or Goes? Collective Singulars I get really annoyed when I read TV show summaries that say things like “The team...

My Blog "Impact" is Not a Verb! I’m writing this entry now because in another couple of years, I probably won’t be able to. So,...

My Blog Grey v. Gray This one’s confusing, isn’t it? There’s the dog, greyhound. There’s Earl Grey tea. Of course, there’s 50 Shades of...

My Blog Compliment v. Complement It is so easy to get these two mixed up. Most people don’t even realize there are two. And the words are...

My Blog Less v Fewer I was listening to NPR yesterday and the guest said something that sounded off to me. She was not a native English...