While working and making money is a big chunk of our adult lives, it’s also important to know when to rest and slow down. It’s always a smart idea to have some additional free time to relax, catch up on a book or have some quality family time. However, when referring to this time, is …
Language Arts
You have probably heard both of the phrases “myself included” and “including myself” before, but which is grammatically correct? To understand how to use “myself” in a sentence accurately, you must know how to use pronouns and reflexive pronouns appropriately. It is incorrect to use “myself included” or “including myself” in most cases. If you …
When friends, family, or other people in our lives suffer a significant loss, we use certain phrases to offer our condolences and express feelings of shared sorrow. In English, we add superlative adjectives to these phrases to emphasize the degree of our feelings. With so many different sayings to choose from, is it correct to …
Who, what, when, where or why — no matter what aspect of English you’re studying, escaping those pesky question words is nearly impossible. Still, you’ll want to know how to use them in various contexts, such as in the question, “Why might this be the case?” If someone asks “why might this be the case?” …
Mistakes connecting first-person pronouns “I” and “me” to another noun such as “dad” with a conjunction have been increasing exponentially for years. For instance, would you correct someone who says something like “Dad and me are ready to go”? Is it “dad and me” or “dad and I”? Use “Dad and I” as the subject …
The English language is a rich and wide-ranging one, full of phrases and idioms that can offer interest and variety to your everyday speech. Phrases such as “day well spent” can be confusing at times, though, because of pronunciation and understanding the phrase’s meaning. The correct way to say the phrase is “day well spent.” …