Properly Punctuated: Ampersand
The ampersand is a symbol used as both word and punctuation that affects grammar and formatting in this all-around tip from KD Did It.
Category: Self-Editing
Word Confusion: Grown Up vs Grown-Up vs Grownup
A grown-up is someone who has grown up from being a child. Although I suppose it could be a personal growth as well in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Extend versus Extent
To what extent does your desire extend in proofreading via this Word Confusion from KD Did It?
Word Confusion: Dyeing versus Dying
No, no, no, I’m merely dyeing, not dying in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Elder versus Eldest
Eldest must have a noun following it while elder is both adjective and noun in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Different From vs Different Than vs Different To
American writers can, on the whole, ignore “different to”, but distinguishing between “different from” and “different than” are critical in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Cent vs Scent vs Sense vs Sent
Have you sent your senses off to scent the cents in this Word Confusion from KD Did It?
Word Confusion: Can versus May
May you learn well what you can or canna do in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Borrow vs Lend vs Loan
One may ask to borrow from someone who will lend it to you. But you must pay the loan back in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Blew versus Blue
She blew until she was blue in the face in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.