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It’s a word that you probably come across dozens (if not hundreds) of times a day, and yet when you have to spell it out yourself, there’s a nagging doubt in your mind: is is spelled e-mail or email? As

Want to show the book lovers in your life how special they are to you? Luckily, you have no shortage of options when it comes to fabulous gift ideas for bibliophiles. From Amazon bestsellers to creative DIY ideas, we’ve got

Many teachers, editors, and grammar aficionados will insist that the passive voice should be avoided whenever possible in writing. While the passive voice is acceptable (and sometimes more realistic) in creative writing and dialogue, it is true that it tends

Elvis was really onto something when he said, “We can’t go on together with suspicious minds.” No relationship—be it personal or professional—can thrive without trust. Trust is what holds our society together and offers us hope that we don’t have

Good communication is always important, no matter if you’re talking with your boss, professor, clients, or friends. But these days, most of that communication is carried out digitally, whether you need to reach someone a few offices down, on the

When spoken out loud, affective and effective can be hard to differentiate. That’s probably why they’re often used interchangeably, both in speech and in writing. But despite just a single vowel separating them, these two adjectives carry quite different meanings.

Is it too late now to say sorry? Hopefully not—but it’s better late than never. As much as you might like to just sweep everything under the rug and move on, the only way to really clear the air and

You were probably taught back in grade school that run-on sentences are grammatically incorrect and should be avoided like the plague. While there are a number of ways to fix run-ons, adding commas will only work in certain situations. To

Tired of the same dull, ordinary lingo clogging up your texts, emails, and everyday conversations? There’s more variety than you might have realized in the English language, including some words you won’t believe are real. But they are! Whether you

Have you ever exited a movie theater in tears, or gotten choked up by a powerful scene in your favorite book? Or perhaps you have a go-to list of sad songs that, for some strange reason, actually comfort you on