Gwen Mak
Caveat auctor!
Translation: Careful author! English is an interesting language because we have borrowed many words and phrases directly from other...
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Gwen Mak
- Jun 7, 2017
Lead vs. Led
Recently, I've seen some confusion over the words 'lead' and 'led.' Confusingly, the first spelling has multiple pronunciations, which is...
Gwen Mak
- May 10, 2017
Should have learned...
Wish I had learned... Could have, would have, should have... We've all heard and said those phrases many times. However, we've also heard...
Gwen Mak
- Apr 26, 2017
TL; DR Acronyms and abbreviations
We've all seen those texting memes about parents who misuse popular messaging abbreviations to the chagrin and chuckles of their...
Gwen Mak
- Apr 12, 2017
Together, we can stop apostrophe abuse!
I don't know when, I don't know how... but some time ago, someone started abusing apostrophes. I'm sure it started out innocently enough...
Gwen Mak
- Mar 29, 2017
Hold the phone, what's a homophone?
English has a lot of words that sound the same when pronounced, but are both spelled differently and mean different things. These...