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This Article Will Change How You Use the Prepositions IN, IN TO and INTO

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The preposition in generally refers to being inside something: Adam stood alone in the elevator. While the preposition into generally means movement toward the inside of something: Adam walked into the elevator. But sometimes the meanings of in and into sometimes overlap. Examples: After waiting in the hallway for twenty minutes, I finally stepped into […]

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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between DATA and INFORMATION

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Virtually everyone is guilty of using Data and Information interchangeably but they have different meanings. Data entails facts or details from which information is derived. Individual pieces of data are rarely useful alone. For data to become information, data needs to be put into context. Information is what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of data.

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How Are You Using These English Words, ENVELOP and ENVELOPE?

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How are you using and pronouncing these words? Do you think they mean the same thing, or that one is British and the other American? Hold your answers just yet, as this article seeks to envelop you in the right answers. First with the…. Definition  Envelop is a verb meaning cover, enclose, or wrap up (something). Envelope is

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Grammar Clinic: The REAL Difference Between CANVASS and CANVAS

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These two words are pronounced the same way and they have similar stress pattern. They also have almost the same derivatives. A. CANVASS  (verb) canvass; 3rd person present: canvasses; past tense: canvassed; past participle:canvassed; gerund or present participle: canvassing 1a. Solicit votes from (electors or members). Example: In each ward, two workers canvassed some 2,000 voters

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“Be DELIBERATE When You DELIBERATE”…Do You Know Your Homonyms?

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How did you read the words in quote in the headline? Perhaps, you thought the author made an error in typing? No, it’s not an error, but what is called homonyms in English language. Care to have more details as provided by about.com? What Are Hononyms? The word homonym was derived from Greek and means

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Grammar Clinic: Part of Speech (Interjection)

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An Interjection is a short utterance that usually expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone. Interjections are generally considered one of the parts of speech. In writing, an interjection is sometimes followed by an exclamation point.  You might use an interjection to express surprise (Wow!), confusion (Huh?), or outrage (No!). You may use interjections in casual and in

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