Word Usage questions from the GrammarBrain community.
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'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'm a bit confused about how to use conditional sentences in English. I was writing an email to a friend and wanted to say that I will visit them …
I'm writing a short story and trying to describe what usually happens when my character gets home from work. I'm not sure if I should use the zero or first con…
I'm writing an email to a friend about what I would do if I lived in another country, but I'm not sure how to phrase it correctly. Should I say, "If I live in …
I'm proofreading an essay for my English class, and I'm not sure if I'm using the third conditional or a mixed conditional correctly. For example, I wrote: "If…
I'm writing a formal email and I keep getting stuck on when to use 'if', 'unless', or 'provided that'. For example, should I say, 'You can attend the meeting i…
I'm editing an email to my professor and got confused about using 'if' and 'whether.' For example, I want to ask: "Could you let me know if the meeting is canc…