Your loved one is in the hospital, so the doctor says you can “rest assured” they will take care of them. Is that even right to say, and what does it mean? “Rest assured” uses the imperative verb “rest” to suggest that someone should have assurance about a matter. This is a common expression of …
Dr. Patrick Capriola
Learning to count whole numbers is fun and easy. However, once you realize that a period could be a decimal point and that adding zeros may not matter at all or may matter a whole lot, math gets a lot trickier. 0.2 is greater than 0.02 in the decimal system. To the left of the …
Some words in English appear much more often than others, and “basically” is one of those very common words in English. “Basically” is a legitimate word and not slang, but we can use “basically” both formally and informally. It is correct to say “basically,” and we can use “basically” to mean “essentially,” “simply,” or “in …
As a conjunctive adverb, many people misuse the word “therefore.” You have probably heard others use the word in a myriad of ways, so how can you tell which is correct? It is correct to say “and therefore” when using the phrase to join two independent clauses. In this situation, the word “and” is a …
Those in the business world are more likely to see this awkward construction than those in less formal situations. Upon first glance, “as per your request” seems ungrammatical. And honestly, after another long second look, it still doesn’t make much sense. “As per your request” is a dated idiomatic phrase meaning “as you requested.” “As …
You’ve probably heard several collocations about talking — we always “talk about” a subject or “bring up” a topic. But what about “discuss”? Is there a specific preposition that follows this word, and is it correct to say “discuss about”? No, it isn’t correct to say “discuss about.” Though the phrase “discuss about” might sound …