Common Grammar Mistakes

A list of the most common grammatical mistakes found in writing today. Included with each example are the rules of its correct usage along with tips on how to avoid making said mistakes.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Whether vs. Weather

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Whether expresses a choice or doubt between two things. Example: I wonder whether I should order the chicken or the steak. He must choose...

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Flustrate, Fluster, and Frustrate

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Flustrate (and its often said derivative flustrated ) is not a word. It seems to be combined from the words fluster and frustrate . Flu...

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Unique

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Unique means that whatever is being described is the only thing of its kind. Many people will add very , truly , absolutely , or other wor...

Drink, Drank, Drunk

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Everyone knows what drink means. The confusion comes in when figuring out when to use drank and when to use drunk (as a verb, not the ot...

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Irregardless

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Irregardless is, in fact, not a word. As far as I can tell, it seems to be a misuse of the words regardless and irrespective . Somewher...

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Hang vs. Hung

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Hang means to suspend from above, attach to a wall, droop, or fold in a specific way. Example: Will you please hang the painting four feet...

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Monday, May 18, 2009

To, Too, Two

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Believe it or not, people mix these up on a pretty regular basis. To is a preposition. It generally refers to something going from one loc...

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