(Many of the words and expressions here listed are not so much bad English as bad style, the commonplaces of careless writing. As illustrated under Feature, the proper correction is likely to be not the replacement of one word or set of words by another,
William Strunk, Jr. (1869–1946). The Elements of Style. 1918. V. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED (Many of the words and expressions here listed are not so much bad English as bad style, the commonplaces of careless writing. As illustrated u
This is an alphabetically-organized list of some English language phrases which may repeat an idea, or use words which couldp be grammatically left out without changing the meaning. (See the article on pleonasm for a more in-depth discussion of rhetorical
After all these years you finally have the courage and opportunity to write the email announcing that you and you alone have single handedly saved the company from utter disaster. You're excited, you type it, you spell check it, and you hit send.
These notes are a miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage I put together for my classes. Nothing here is carved in stone, and many comments are matters of personal preference — feel free to psychoana