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English usage, including grammar, spelling, and punctuation conventions, is full of contradictions, exceptions, and rules that we probably know implicitly but have probably never really thought about.

June Casagrande has noticed more and more writers using the word “include” to refer to all the items on a list, but that's not what it means. A Word, Please: Include this rule on your list of ...

Since we all seem to know this rule by instinct, it would seem to be cut and dried, but it isn’t quite. Forsyth says there are eight types of adjectives, which should be used in this order: 1.

And that’s what all the major usage guides say, too. 4. DON’T USE PASSIVE VOICE. This is another rule that has more to do with style than grammar. Sometimes you don’t know the agent of an ...

10 Common Grammar Rules You’re Probably Messing Up All the Time. Sarah Showfety ... For all who get periodically tripped up by commonly confused words, may we present this reminder.

The answer brings us back to Mom. The idea that you put the other person first may not be a grammar rule. But it’s a pretty well-established etiquette rule.

How do you avoid grammar snafus on the web? You need to learn basic capitalization rules for online writing. Keep this list of rules close just in case.