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We Interrupt This Series to Explain the Difference Between Two Words….
Posted by Editormum on Saturday, 29 March 2003 in Usage and Diction | ∞
I know what I said was going to be next, but I just ran across three instances of confusion in the use of between and among. So I’m going to interrupt myself and quickly explain this simple problem. Between is used only when you are dealing with two objects, people, or places. Among is used […]
That vs. Who
Posted by Editormum on Saturday, 29 March 2003 in Usage and Diction | ∞
The Grammar Guru’s pet peeve: “people that.” This rule is simple: A person is always a who, never a that. Despite its simplicity, this is one of the most often violated rules of grammar. I have seen this error in many well-respected publications. Part of the problem is that authorities are divided, and have been […]