Archive for the ‘Language’ Category
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Two words that I, myself misused all the time without truely understanding their difference. Than is used only when comparing objects. I am taller than you. You make more money than me. Think of greater than and less than in math.
Then refers to time in a sequence of events or ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Wow; in researching the answer to this question, I came across a lot of grammarese that read like gobblely gook. I will try to break it down in a manner that we can all understand. The use of "that" in a sentence is essential to the comprehension of the sentence, ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between affect and effect is simple to understand but difficult to put into practice. Here is the rule: affect is a verb and effect is a noun. These are generalities, of course because nothing in the English language is ever simple and there are always exceptions to the ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
A resume is usually one to two pages long and is a summary of your work experience tailored to apply for a specific job; for example, most people have a general resume that they make changes to outline how their skills match what the employer is looking for. A resume ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between Ms. and Miss is that Ms. can stand for Mrs. or Miss, so in essence, the woman who goes by Ms. is not giving away whether she is married or not married. Miss strictly refers to a woman who is not married. Mrs. is the term ...
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