People use the decimal point system worldwide, but sometimes it’s easy to confuse numbers with the same numerals. This is especially true in a system where the order of the numbers is so important. This can leave you a bit baffled and asking, “Which one is greater: 0.1 or 1.0?” 1.0 is greater than 0.1 …
Learning to count whole numbers is fun and easy. However, once you realize that a period could be a decimal point and that adding zeros may not matter at all or may matter a whole lot, math gets a lot trickier. 0.2 is greater than 0.02 in the decimal system. To the left of the …
You’ve probably heard several collocations about talking — we always “talk about” a subject or “bring up” a topic. But what about “discuss”? Is there a specific preposition that follows this word, and is it correct to say “discuss about”? No, it isn’t correct to say “discuss about.” Though the phrase “discuss about” might sound …
Some words in the English language sound archaic, overly formal, or like legalese and tend to confuse us regarding their usage. We wonder if we are using them correctly or if we need to use them in the first place. We might also wonder if we are spelling it right, so is it correct to …
We all use money day in and day out, whether that money comes in the form of cash, credit, a check, or an app on your smartphone. No matter what currency, all money has one thing in common: it must be divisible. To say that money is divisible means that a government produces money in …
In today’s world of technological advances, we can often wish for more simple times. Since we are comparing time periods here, we can also wish for simpler times. These both sound correct, but what is the comparative of “simple” — are times simpler or more simple? “Simpler” and “more simple” are both legitimate comparative forms …