Do you have a favorite book? Or a list of favorites?
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Worse vs. Worst
Worse and worst are often misused in the English language. Here is a simple definition describing when to use them correctly.
Worse: Use worse to compare two things. Think of it like better only in the negative instead of the positive.
Example: My husband’s singing is worse than mine.
Worst: Use worst when one thing is inferior to something else. Think of worst like best, only in the negative.
Example: My husband has the worst singing voice in the world.
***Note: My husband really doesn’t have the worst voice, he just has the worst time remembering the correct lyrics to songs, which is worse.
Worse vs. Worst
Passed vs. Past
Here is a quick and easy way to remember this Tuesday Tip.
Passed: past tense of the verb pass
Example: He passed the note to the girl in his class.
Past: a noun or an adjective. Noun – the time before the present; Adjective – finished, completed, in the past
Example: You cannot live in the past.
Here is a fun and easy sentence to help keep things clear.
Passed vs. Past
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Friday the 13th has never been a superstitious day for me. In fact, Friday the 13th of June has been a rather lucky day in the past and today is no exception. How do you feel about Friday the 13th? Does it bring good luck, or bad?
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Awhile vs. A while
Awhile: an adverb meaning, for a time. Or literally, for a while.
Example: Go play awhile.
**In this sentence you can swap out the adverb with another, such as: quietly. Go play quietly.
A while: a noun meaning, for a length of time.
Example: Go play for a while.
**In this sentence you can swap out the noun with a length of time, such as: ten minutes. Go play for ten minutes.
Awhile vs. A while
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My husband found this not too long ago, and if I was one to get a tattoo, these would be fitting for the pair of us. What do you think?
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Shutter vs. Shudder
This is a common mistake I am seeing more and more often in books.
Shutter– a blind for a window, or part of a camera
Shudder– to tremble in fear
Therefore, you cannot shutter with dread. You shudder.
Shutter vs. Shudder