Monthly Archives: August 2009

One of those people who . . .

Are you one of those people who is? are? always trying to use good grammar? Then listen and unravel the oft-confusing “one of those people who” construction.
pig
 

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‘None is’ or ‘none are’?

Should the word “none” take a singular or a plural verb?
pizza

 

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Attain and obtain

Both of these words are associated with acquisition, but they differ in what they emphasize.
gumballs

 

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Compose and comprise

Your grammatical knowledge should include when to use “compose” and when (or when not) to use “comprise.”
composition

 

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Rise, arise and raise

Rise, arise and raise: These three words sound similar but aren’t interchangeable.

 

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