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Using a comma after a particular word is guided by punctuation rules that are fundamentally and arbitrarily based on syntax and stylistics. Put simply, a particular word does not necessarily determine the comma placement, but instead, it is either the sentence structure or the writing style. In our article today, we cover the comma-placement subtleties …

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“Especially” appears quite a lot in texts, and a comma sometimes appears before it, but other times doesn’t. Why is this so? Are there rules that guide the pre-comma placement? If you’ve reached this site because of these queries sitting apprehensively at the back of your head, you certainly came to the right place.    …

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You think you’ve got your language game together. Two tongues, one brain, endless possibilities, right? But bilingual brains have a way of betraying us in the most unexpected moments. You’re not just switching languages. You’re mangling them together. You’re pausing mid-sentence because you suddenly forgot a word you’ve known for 20 years. You’re accidentally calling …

Read More about If You Speak Two Languages, You’ve Probably Done #6

This article is based on the video Is there a better alphabet for English? by RobWords, a YouTube channel known for its smart, funny takes on language and history. The video asks a surprisingly tricky question: Could English be written more clearly with a different alphabet? Turns out, quite a few people thought so — …

Read More about If You Hate English Spelling, You’ll Love (and Hate) These Alphabets

On the surface, humans are polite. We say please, thank you, and ask about people’s weekends with an alarming degree of interest. But underneath that shiny layer of etiquette? A whole arsenal of phrases that sound friendly but hit like a truck. Welcome to the world of weaponized niceness—those little linguistic landmines that seem harmless, …

Read More about 15 Subtle Insults Disguised as Polite Conversation

English spelling is a menace. A beautiful, rule-breaking, logic-defying menace. And no matter how many degrees you’ve got hanging on your wall—or how many Grammarly plugins you’ve installed—there are still words that will trip you up faster than a Lego in the dark. These are the traitors. The deceptively innocent-looking words you’ve probably typed a …

Read More about 10 Words Everyone Spells Wrong (Even After Googling It)

Scottish English is English… sort of. It’s like the language popped up north, grabbed a can of Irn-Bru, and decided the rules were optional. If you’ve ever heard someone say “Ach, I’m fair scunnered” and your brain quietly gave up—that’s normal. The accent’s just the warm-up. It’s the phrases that really mess with you. They’re …

Read More about 7 Wild Scottish Phrases and What They (Probably) Mean