Questions and answers tagged #word-choice.
I'm working on a college essay and I'm unsure about when it's appropriate to use parentheses in my sentences. For example, should I write: 1. Many experts agre…
I’m currently working on an essay for my English class, and I keep getting confused between 'beside' and 'besides.' For example, I wrote, "She sat beside me du…
Hi everyone, I'm always unsure when I should use 'between' and when to use 'among' in my writing. For example, if I write, 'I sat between my friends at the din…
I'm editing a story and want to show a pause in the sentence, like: 'He hesitated... and then she left.' But I keep seeing ellipses with two, three, or even fo…
I'm having a hard time avoiding sentence fragments when I write essays in English. Sometimes I write things like, "Because I was tired." or "After finishing my…
I'm writing my first college essay in English and I'm confused about whether I should use 'by', 'until', or 'before' when talking about assignments and deadlin…
I'm working on an essay for my English class, and my teacher commented that I have several run on sentences. I'm not sure how to spot or correct them. For exam…
I'm writing an email to a colleague to explain how long I've been working on a project, but I'm not sure if I should say, "I've worked on this since two weeks"…
I'm proofreading an essay for my English class and my teacher says I have several comma splices, but I'm not sure exactly what that means. For example, I wrote…
I'm writing a story about my trip to Paris, and I'm stuck on whether to use 'during' or 'while' in some sentences. For example, should I say, 'During my stay i…
Hi everyone! I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep running into a problem: when I try to connect my ideas, my sentences end up very long and co…
I'm writing a letter to confirm my work hours, and I'm not sure about the best way to phrase the times. Should I say, "I work from 9am to 5pm" or "I work from …
I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep getting confused about when to use 'because', 'since', or 'as' to connect my ideas. For example, I wrote:…
I'm writing an email to a client to let them know when a document needs to be submitted. I'm not sure whether I should write, "Please submit the form within 10…
I'm writing an email to my English teacher and got stuck choosing between these words. For example, should I say, "Although it was raining, I went for a walk,"…
I'm writing a story and I'm unsure which preposition to use in different contexts. For example, if I write, "The cat jumped over the wall," is that different f…
I'm struggling with deciding whether to use 'so that' or 'in order to' when I want to explain a purpose in my writing. For example, I'm working on an essay int…
I'm writing a short story and having trouble choosing between 'under', 'below', and 'beneath.' For example, in my story, there's a cat hiding somewhere, and I …
I'm currently writing essays for my ESL class, but I notice my writing often feels choppy and disconnected. My teacher says my ideas are good, but the sentence…
I'm working on a travel story for my English class and keep getting stuck when describing how someone moves from one place to another. For example, I'm not sur…