Grammar 101: Principle vs Principal
“Principal” and “principle” are two similar terms that are very easy to confuse, and even experienced writers sometimes mix the two words up. In this…
Who’s Right? Explaining Whose vs. Who’s
Everyone makes the occasional typo or grammatical slip-up. That’s why we have editors—and Facebook friends who insist on correcting our use of whose vs. who’s…
Grammar 101: Use vs. Utilize
Use vs. utilize...which is right? “Use” and "utilize" may sound like two versions of the same word, but they are not, in fact, exactly synonymous.…
Aw, That Damn Dash: What’s the Difference Between En and Em Dashes?
Perhaps the most confused and misunderstood of punctuation marks in English is the dash—particularly the en and em dashes. You’ve probably heard about them, but…
English Grammar 101: Lose vs. Loose
Lose vs. loose ...which is right? Short Answer Loose: able to be removed, not tight Lose: to misplace something, to be deprived of something Long…
English Grammar 101: Do I Put the Period Inside or Outside the Quotation Marks?
Do I put the period inside or outside the quotation marks? Short Answer The period always goes inside the quotation marks. (This, however, is not…
English Grammar 101: Faze vs. Phase
What’s that you say? You’re not fazed with the difference between phase and faze? Well, you ought to be! Faze vs. phase...which is right? These words…
English Grammar 101: When to Use I.e. vs. E.g.
I.e. vs. E.g. Everyone knows that i.e. and e.g. are abbreviations (we think it’s the periods that give it away, but maybe that’s just us).…
English Grammar 101: Farther vs. Further
Farther vs. further...which is right? Short Answer Farther describes physical distance, while further describes figurative distance. In some cases, when the distinction between physical and…
English Grammar 101: Quite and Quiet
You may ask, "Why are we doing a post on two common, not-confused-very-often words? Everyone knows what quiet and quite mean!" Well, the answer is…
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