Academics

Your best friend goes on a date; your brother goes to a football game with the guys; your colleague has dinner with an important client. These are all scenarios in which you’d want to know details about how the night went and what happened, or it at least seems polite to ask. So, is it …

You are in the kitchen baking your grandma’s favorite cookies. You take it to her on a plate with a cup of tea, and she tells you, “You are my most favorite grandson.” It is incorrect to say “most favorite” because “favorite” already means something or someone is the best. Though it is grammatically incorrect …

English is chock-full of odd grammar constructions and idioms. One such oddity happens when someone says, “So be it,” at the end of a frustrating conversation. Is “be it” proper grammar? It is correct to say “be it” as part of a subjunctive statement resigning someone or something to its fate. It is an older …

We live in a very polite world. Despite some people thinking that we have become ruder over time, we have become more thankful and even a little exuberant in our thankfulness. This is where “Thanks so much” comes into use. It is correct to say “Thanks so much” to show gratitude for a service someone …

We often want to check on friends or family to ask questions or share a story throughout the day. But is it correct to ask, “How is your day going?” It is correct to say, “How is your day going?” when you see someone and wish to be polite or start a friendly conversation. When …

We’ve all been in a spot between a rock and a hard place: there’s just no way to solve a problem so that everyone involved is satisfied with the outcome. So if your friend finds herself in a pinch like this, is it correct to say, “I understand your situation”? It is correct to say, …