Grammar Chaos: How Far You Should Go—By Far versus So Far As versus As Far As
Sep 13, 2017
Phrases that use similar words can be pretty confusing, especially when we find them in very different places. Phrases like by far, as far as, and (in) so far as may look similar, but all of them are used for specific purposes. Keep reading to find out.
By far is actually an idiom that means �...
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Writing Hacks: Word Trends—Death to the Hyphen?
Sep 12, 2017
We don’t notice it, but over the last few years, a mass murder has been happening. On a micro scale, it may not seem too obvious, but when you look at the big picture, you’ll see it.
In 2007 alone, the Oxford English Dictionary released a new edition wherein 16,000 com...
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Tahereh Mafi: Fantasy in Mind and Magic in Words
Sep 07, 2017
Nerdy, awkward, and always standing out from the crowd—this was how Tahereh Mafi described herself back when she was a kid. Fast-forward to the year 2017, this geeky kid is now a famous and successful author, best known for writing young-adult fiction novels.
Tahereh Mafi is the author of the...
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