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How to Climb the Ladder of Language Formality

Proper English is important. The only problem with that statement is the definition of “...

How to Match Your Message to the Situation

When you’re listening or reading, you probably note the difference between formal and in...

How to Choose the Correct Verb for Negative Expres

Three little letters — not — turn a positive comment (“I like your boots”) to a ne...

How to Question with Verbs

In many languages, you say the equivalent of “Ate the cookie?” to find out whether you...

How to Properly Add Helping Verbs

In addition to has, have, had, and the be verbs (am, is, are, was, were, and so on), you c...

How to Form Noun Plurals

When this author was in elementary school, the only spell check was the teacher’s ruler....

How to Use Objects and Complements to Add Meaning

Three important elements — direct objects, indirect objects, and subject complements —...

How to Improve Flow with Properly Joined Sentences

Some sentences are short. Some are long. Joining them is good. Combined sentences make a n...

How to Set the Tone with Ending Punctuation

When you’re speaking, the listener knows you’ve arrived at the end of a sentence becau...

How to Past, Present, and Future Tense at the Righ

Verbs tell time with a quality known as tense. Before you reach for a tranquilizer, here�...