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When should you use firstly vs. first? Everything you need to know

use firstly vs. first

Imagine that you’ve just arrived home from a vacation where everything that could have gone wrong did. Your all-to-cheery sister wants to hear all of your stories and see all of your pictures, but all you can do is vent:

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What nauseous means. Do you know how to use it properly?

nauseous means

Imagine eating your way through half of your leftover holiday treats only to feel sick 20 minutes later. (Your body doesn’t like what you just did to it, and you better bet that it’s going to tell you). You might

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Is overexaggerate a word? The answer might surprise you.

is overexaggerate a word

Do you have friends or colleagues who like to embellish their stories? If you do, you might say that these people have a habit of overexaggerating. But maybe you’ve had someone stop you in your verbal tracks by telling you

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Adverse vs. averse: What’s the difference?

adverse vs. averse

As the public/pubic and Hadron/Hardon typos show, a single letter can make all the difference in a word. Luckily, changing one letter in a word doesn’t always lead to an embarrassing typo. But it can still change the meaning of

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Criteria vs. criterion: What’s the difference?

criteria vs. criterion

Are you struggling to figure out what the issue in the sentence above is? You know that there isn’t a typo, a spelling mistake, or a punctuation error. So what’s the problem? It lies in the sixth word in the

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“Before” vs. “prior to”: What’s the difference?

"before" vs. "prior to"

If you’re someone who writes or creates content, there’s a dilemma you’ve probably faced: whether to use “before” vs. “prior to” in a particular sentence. For example, which one could you use here: “We considered all the evidence _____ making

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How to use slashes properly

how to use slashes

Are you someone who hates having to decide what to wear in the morning, where to go out for dinner, or what to do on a Saturday night? If so, you may be a big fan of the slash –

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How to fix dangling modifiers

fix dangling modifiers

Are you looking at the sentence in the image above and feeling stumped about what the problem is? You’re probably not the only one. The sentence has the unfortunate fate of containing a dangling modifier. In today’s blog post, we’ll

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What’s the difference between “peak,” “peek,” and “pique”?

What’s the difference between “peak,” “peek,” and “pique”?

Today, we’ve got something for you that’s especially tricky (or enlightening, depending on whether you’re a “glass half full” or “glass half empty” kind of person). In most of our previous posts on commonly misused words, we talk about the

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The big mistake you don’t want to make when applying for a job or pitching to a client

The big mistake you don’t want to make when applying for a job or pitching to a client

Imagine that you’re a hiring manager and you’re sifting through a stack of resumes to find your next great hire. One application, in particular, catches your eye: the candidate has a pretty decent skill set for the job and worked

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