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Grammar: All about (P)

Grammar: Which word to use (P) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-p   1. CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… paean, paeon, or peon? paean song of praise; paeon metrical foot of one…
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Grammar: All about (O)

Grammar: Which word to use (O) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-o 1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… obtuse or abtuse? obtuse means “mentally slow or emotionally insensitive” ;…
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Grammar: All about (N)

Grammar: Which word to use (N) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian- observer-style-guide-n   1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… naught or nought? naught nothing; nought the figure 0 negligent or negligible? negligent…
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Grammar: All about (M)

Grammar: Which word to use (M) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-m 1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… masterful or masterly? masterful wilful or domineering; masterly means highly competent:…
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Grammar: All about (L)

Grammar: Which word to use (L) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-l   1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… laager or lager? laager South African encampment; lager beer. last or…
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Grammar: All about (K)

Grammar: Which word to use (K) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-k   1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… knell or knoll? A knell is the sound of a bell, hence “death knell”.…
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Grammar: All about (J)

Grammar: Which word to use (J) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-j     1. CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… 1.2 Use the right word in context… 2. SPELLINGS 2.1 To hyphenate…
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Grammar: All about (I)

Grammar: Which word to use (I) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-i   1. CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… imply or infer? To imply is to suggest; to infer is to conclude - Many people…
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Grammarian: All about (H)

Grammar: Which word to use (H) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-h 1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… ha ha or ha-ha? ha ha laughter; ha-ha concealed ditch in a garden or park. hail…
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Grammarian: All about (G)

Grammar: Which word to use (G) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-g 1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… gaff or gaffe? gaff hook or spar, also slang for house; gaffe blunder “To…