"Always" and "since"

Posted Monday, December 22, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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Always and since don't always work well together. Editor Emily Brewster comments:

"In" and "on"

Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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"Too" and "as well"

Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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Too and as well both can be used to mean also.

Now you can print your lists!

Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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Many users have asked us to enable easy printing of your vocabulary and dictionary entry lists from this site. Now you can!!

"Suggest" + gerund ("going," "taking"...)

Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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Here's a question about forming a sentence using the verb to suggest followed by a gerund, or a verb that ends in -ing and behaves like a noun in a sentence.

"Too" and "also"

Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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Too and also sometimes mean the same thing but often are used in a different word order in a sentence.

"Consider" and "consider as"

Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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Bao has asked about the use of the verb consider (in its "to think of or regard (someone or something) in a specified way" sense) with as following it. He presents four pairs of sentences and asks which is more common:

"Give up" and "give in"

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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Give up and give in are similar expressions with different meanings. They can sometimes be confusing. Editor Neil Serven helps explain the differences between these phrasal verbs.

"Worst" and "most"

Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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Even though it might seem logical, saying "to need something worst" isn't very often used in English.

A reader asks which of the following sentences is correct:

a) This is the area that needs the relationship worst.        
b) This is the area that needs the relationship most.

"Could," "can," and "would"

Posted Thursday, November 06, 2008 by Peter Sokolowski

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Could, can, and would can be confusing in English. Editor Kory Stamper gives an explanation of how they are used.