Stationary vs. stationery

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Stationary vs. stationery

Stationary: not moving or incapable of being moved: Stationery: writing paper and envelopes.

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Elegy vs. eulogy

Elegy = poem, song, or other work of art composed as a lament for someone who has died. Eulogy = a funeral speech.

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Cut and dried

= (1) prepared and arranged in advance; (2) ordinary or routine. No hyphens required.

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Non-finite Verbs – Uses, Examples

Verbs might seem straightforward and easy to understand, but these words have several types. Each type of verb has a unique purpose so you can communicate your intended message. This goes for both writing and speaking. One type of verb is the non-finite verb. I’ll discuss the definition and uses

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Split Infinitive – Usage, Rules and Examples

Every language has specific parts of speech that help create understandable speech and writing patterns. Grammatical terms are a foundation for learning the English language, and knowing what order to place words in helps language learners become more fluent. Infinitives are verbs used as a noun or modifiers within a

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Negative prefixes

The most common negative prefixes in English are in-, un-, non-, de-, dis-, a-, anti-, im-, il-, and ir-. While some of these prefixes are interchangeable in some uses, there are subtle differences between them. in-, im-, il-, ir- The in- prefix (from which im-, il-, and ir- are derived)

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