“Who is at the door?” your mom asks, or your manager questions, “Who is presenting the next project?” “Who is bringing donuts tomorrow?” your co-worker asks as you head toward the door. The answer to all of these questions could be “It’s me” or “It is I.” As a phrase, “It’s me” is in constant …
Whether writing business emails, personal letters, or other correspondence, it can sometimes be tricky to decide how to open your letters. So, how about the address “Dear All”? Is this grammatically correct, and, if so, when is it appropriate to use it? Using “Dear All” as a salutation at the beginning of an email, letter, …
In English, many words can be either a noun or a verb. The word “account” is one such example, so is it correct to say “accounts?” Using “accounts” as a plural noun or as a verb in the present tense, third-person singular is correct. As a countable noun, we can make “account” plural by adding …
You have likely used “anytime” in your spoken language, such as in response to a friend thanking you for a lift. But do you know the correct use and spelling for this common utterance? When you say “anytime,” it means you are referring to a time that you have not precisely defined or agreed upon. …
Mathematics seems to throw letters our way on occasion, despite consisting primarily of numbers. We can forgive this in algebra, but when those letters seem to twist into strange symbols like the upside-down T, many of us feel lost all over again. The upside-down T (or ⊥) refers to perpendicular lines, which are two lines …
As you learn more about the English language, you will often hear expressions that might be confusing. For example, “Have a good one” is a popular expression in North America and increasingly around the English-speaking world. Still, you may well wonder whether it is polite to use and, if so, what exactly it means. It’s …