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The Apprentice and hypercorrection

How to talk about ‘yourself’ on The Apprentice: reflexive pronouns

November 1, 2018 justwrite Leave a comment

After each task on the BBC’s The Apprentice, the two teams come to the boardroom to be grilled by Alan…

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Posted in: Language Filed under: grammar, speaking, word choice
the most commonly confused homophones

Test yourself: the ten most confusing homophones

August 11, 2018 justwrite 1 Comment

Commonly confused words A few weeks ago I discussed some pairs of words that cause difficulty (namely which and that…

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Posted in: Punctuation and grammar Filed under: grammar, spelling
Halsey Him and I grammar

Why Halsey is right to sing “I” (but not “him”): subject complements

February 11, 2018 justwrite 8 Comments

A little musical grammar in the spotlight this week. I am his, and he is mine In the end, it’s…

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Posted in: Language Filed under: grammar
When to use which or that

Which and that—what’s the difference?

January 27, 2018 justwrite 1 Comment

Should I use which or that? These words are easily confused. People often use them interchangeably, but the word you…

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Posted in: Punctuation and grammar Filed under: grammar, word choice

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