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In any language, it’s essential to know how to address people. However, when talking to groups of people, it can sometimes be challenging to know what greetings to choose, so how about the greeting “Good afternoon, all”? Is it grammatically correct, and when can we use it appropriately? It’s correct to say “Good afternoon all” …

I’m helping a friend edit his document, and he needs to make some changes but has forgotten what the paragraph said before he started to edit it. So he calls me and asks if he can just “revert back” to the original, which might erase my edits, but what does he mean? Why does he …

Have you ever received an email within a multinational company where someone to you to “Revert to us”? What did they mean, and is this phrase grammatically correct? “Revert to us” is a phrase you may hear in a business setting, but you should avoid using “revert to us” to mean “reply” in the U.S. …

When looking at pictures with someone, you might hear them  ask, “Is that him?” You hear this and wonder if that is the correct way to ask that question. Why is it not “Is that he?” and is it grammatically correct to say, “That is him”? “That is him” is not grammatically correct. “Him” is …

Imagine this: You can’t find your pencil anywhere! You’ve looked high and low, all over your desk and even on the floor, and you finally find it underneath your chair. It fell off the table and rolled to where you couldn’t see it, but is it correct to say “below” for this situation? It is …

Critical thinking on a test is a bit tricky — it’s not the standard “A, B, or C” or “true or false.” One of the answers is “definitely true,” so is this the “definite truth?” Does that even make sense? “Definitely true” is a valid statement to use. Think of it as a confident assurance …