“The boy spent a lot of time and effort fixing the boy’s toy car.” Pronouns inherently exist for a reason: To avoid grammatically correct yet awkwardly redundant sentences like the one above. However, like any other device whose job is to make our life easier and more meaningful, pronouns also serve other purposes in communication. …
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Who could ever forget Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock’s 2002 rom-com movie titled “Two Weeks’ Notice”? If you have seen the film, or at least voluntarily left an organization in the past, then you surely wouldn’t have a hard time getting the hang of this English phrase. Our article today covers the meaning, grammar, context …
As the e-mailing system has replaced royal messengers, communication has become more convenient than ever. E-mail messaging is a labor-saving process because it does away with the need for physical file storage that entails high costs. And, it also offers a means to send, receive, and review files through a couple of mouse clicks or …
The present world is already facing a lot of problems, and that includes effective communication-related ones. Communication entails the need for language users to speak, write, read, and listen, wherein each of these skills has its can of worms. Language per se is a whimsical entity; hence, the natural occurrence of sense-making challenges, especially in …
Commas are often a source of headache for people, especially those who have not been readily exposed to writing strategies. Albeit mostly seen as a writing issue, the punctuation system actually serves multivarious purposes that make writing more even more effective and attractive. Welcome to Linguaholic, your go-to website when it comes to any comma-related …
Using punctuation marks is nothing short of confusing, taxing, and even time-consuming; blame this on the variation among the rules in writing style guides. Language is inherently arbitrary, and writers have the prerogative to calibrate their writing style to make their inner thoughts visible to readers. So today, we’ll try to focus our sense-making on …
The electronic mailing system has become one of the most favored communication channels for business correspondence within the last decade. It somehow bodes well because huge chunks of data need not occupy any physical space anymore, let alone require high transaction fees. And, it meanwhile provides an avenue for attaching, tracking, reviewing, and keeping pieces …
Just like your dog’s collar, guitar pick, and cigarette filter, every punctuation mark serves a purpose in the world of written language. And, notwithstanding how insignificant a word may superficially look like, it surely plays a significant role in forming a sentence as well. Today, we’ll look into punctuating coordinating conjunctions in English, namely, for, …
Words having multiple meanings never fail to make most, if not all, language learners scratch their heads. To make the scalp bleed a bit, we can also combine the intricacies behind the punctuation system, especially the notorious comma. Well, luckily enough, today’s post will help you get rid of that seborrheic dermatitis. You know, dandruff. …