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Two words that sometimes get confused are “disparate” and “desperate”. They have quite different meanings, but they can sound very similar in some accents, and if you’re using …

Jul 30, 2007 · Berto, that is the English standard, so it should apply both to UK and US. Notice, however, that some places around the world use the dot as a separator and the comma to …

Aug 25, 2009 · Ron Milan wants to use a comma to separate two short clauses: I wrote a sentence: “Experts teach, peers comfort.”

Aug 30, 2011 · I would appreciate clarification on using A.M. and P.M., or a.m. and p.m., or am and pm (or AM and PM). I was taught: A.M. and P.M.

May 19, 2009 · Please do not make pronouncements on subjects or topics that you are not reallhy qualified to judge. “Cannot” is unequivocal: it means you do not have a choice; something you …

Sep 14, 2011 · More contronyms that have amused me over the years: “pit” (a hard and very solid seed, or a gaping hole), “founder” (a person who builds something up, or the act of sinking …

May 8, 2012 · Words with the antonymic prefix dis- are easily confused with similar-looking terms starting with mis- or un- that usually have differing connotations or

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