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Hi everyone! I’m preparing for a work presentation and also writing an email to my boss in English. I noticed I say things differently out loud than when I wri…
I'm often confused about how to use the word 'just' in different sentences. For example, I've heard people say, 'I just arrived,' and also, 'It's just a small …
I'm writing both a formal college application essay and some emails to friends, and I keep wondering about which contractions are appropriate for each. For exa…
I often get confused about when to use 'almost' and when to use 'nearly' in my writing. For example, I wanted to say, 'I almost missed the bus this morning,' b…
I'm working on an email to my professor to request an extension on a paper. I'm not sure whether I should write, "I cannot submit the assignment on time" or "I…
I'm writing an email to a coworker and want to make sure I'm using 'even', 'also', 'too', and 'as well' correctly. Sometimes I'm not sure which one sounds more…
I'm editing an essay and keep getting tripped up by words that have letters we don't pronounce, like 'knight' or 'debt.' For example, I wrote, 'The knight rode…
I'm editing an email for work, and I got stuck trying to decide whether to use 'especially' or 'specially.' For example, should I say, 'This presentation was c…
I keep getting confused by English words that sound the same but have different spellings. For example, when I write sentences like "Their going to the store" …
I'm editing an email to my coworker and I got stuck on whether to use 'hard' or 'hardly.' For example, should I say, 'I've been working hard on this project' o…
I’m writing an essay for my English class, but I keep getting mixed up with there, their, and they’re. For example, I wrote: "Their going to the park later," a…
Hi everyone, I'm writing some emails for work, and I keep getting stuck on whether to use "late" or "lately." For example, when I want to explain why I haven't…
I keep getting confused about when to use 'your' and 'you’re', especially when I write emails for work. For example, is it correct to write 'Your going to love…
I'm proofreading an email to a friend, and I keep stopping at sentences like, "The café is near my house" and "The project is nearly finished." I understand th…
Hi everyone, I often get stuck when trying to choose between 'then' and 'than' in my writing. For example, I'm not sure which is correct: 'I'd rather stay home…
I'm editing an essay and noticed something odd with adverbs. Sometimes, when I add ' ly', it totally changes the meaning, but other times it just makes it an a…
I'm drafting an email for work and got stuck trying to decide if I should write 'Don’t loose this document' or 'Don’t lose this document.' I realized I’ve alwa…
I'm having trouble figuring out where to put adverbs in my English sentences. Sometimes I see sentences like "She quickly finished her homework," and other tim…
I'm writing a report for my English class, and I keep getting stuck on whether to use 'affect' or 'effect.' For example, should I write, 'The new law will affe…
Hi everyone! I'm writing about my daily habits for an English homework assignment, but I'm not sure when to use words like 'always', 'usually', 'often', 'somet…