Commonly misheard sayings are nothing new to the English language. In fact, it happens so often that there’s even a word, Mondegreen, that describes the phenomenon of mishearing song lyrics and popular phrases. Although we aren’t going to get into song lyrics, today’s commonly misheard phrase does relate to music. Is it “playing by …
Grammar
Recently, people have been wondering when exactly a comma comes after the word “eventually” – an adverb of time. In reality, achieving flawless punctuation skills requires a decent amount of practice and time; it is not something we get to learn overnight. Hence, taking things one step at a time is crucial. In today’s post, …
In the beginning, there was the word. What word, you might ask? And is this a biblical word, like when you tell someone to turn the other cheek? In fact, the word in this case is “allude,” and that opening sentence is an example of allusion, a type of reference to other texts or situations. …
Using a comma is not an easy task. That said, it baffles a lot of people who need to write daily, or at least regularly at school or work. Recently, one question that has been raised by many is when should a comma come after the expression “during this time.” Well, several conditions guide this …
To say that “English is confusing” is an understatement as there are so many expressions out there that could support this idea. For instance, “though” is not only two letters short of “although.” These words also substantially differ in meaning, function, and usage in real life. Today’s post aims to lessen, if not get rid …
Describing the idea of possession in English is quite a piece of work because there are several known ways to do so. One of these ways includes the process of adding ‘s to the noun or pronoun concerned, such as in the phrase “someone else’s.” Luckily, we’ll specifically look into the grammatical details of this …
“By the way” is one of the most common phrases people use in everyday speech. In fact, as common as it is, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ wrote a song about it. Nevertheless, using and punctuating it in writing is a whole different story. Meanwhile, comma use remains to be one of the trickiest writing …
Using commas appropriately saves us from miscommunicating what we really mean. Needless to say, it is quite an important life skill to have. There’s been some curiosity on when exactly to place a comma after the word “besides” – a word that has multiple faces. Today, we’ll be tackling this very issue so we can …
People ask whether “me either” or “me neither” is grammatically correct. A quick search online would let you know that either expression works just fine in real life. But, why is this so? And, why do people still come up with such questions these days if either way really does work? Today, we’ll try to …