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“Big,” “bigger,” and “biggest” are some of English’s most common words for comparison. But is “biggest” the correct word to use?  It is correct to use the word “biggest” to refer to something as the largest scale, intensity, or size when comparing it to others. The word “big” is an adjective that you’ll mainly use …

Have you ever found yourself wanting to congratulate someone for an accomplishment but are not quite sure the best way to say it? “A big congratulations” is a classic phrase that people use when congratulating someone. But it’s not always clear the best way to use “a big congratulations” in a sentence or the proper …

When you learn a new language, your teachers will emphasize learning how to use nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives. They make up the meat of any statement or question, but we can’t forget about the small linking words that create relationships and provide context to our sentences. Without these small linking words we call “prepositions,” …

Using the term “yesterday” is simple enough — it means that you are speaking about something that happened a single day ago. But when you want to talk about something that happened two days ago, is using the phrase “the day before yesterday” correct?  It is correct to say “the day before yesterday.” It means …

“Die hard” is the type of phrase that you will hear in various circumstances. For example, someone may tell you, “I’m a die-hard fan!” or “Old habits die hard.” You may even hear, “She’s a dieheart follower of that band,” but which is correct? We can use either “die hard” or “die-hard” correctly in the …

Both children in school and adults in the workforce receive regular exposure to the concept of “achievement.” Of course, we commonly hear about the achievements of others, and we strive to achieve our own unique goals, but is it grammatically correct to say, “achievement”? To use the word “achievement” correctly, we must understand that it …