In your everyday speech, you may give little thought to whether you’re using the word “onto” or the phrase “on to.” After all, they sound just the same when spoken. But what about when written? Does that tiny little space change the meaning between the word and the phrase? The word “onto” is correct as …
Events and experiences in our lives often repeat themselves, happening over and over again. Sometimes we begin to dislike these experiences, and sometimes we enjoy them. But, no matter how we feel about them, they become familiar, and there are many ways to express that familiarity to others, such as “many a time.” It is …
When we lend a helping hand to someone, we receive a genuine thank you from them. It is lovely to respond to their thanks with a phrase that lets them know we are happy to help them. So is it correct to say, “It’s my pleasure” in these scenarios? It is correct to say “It’s …
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 …