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Want to Sound Smarter? Avoid These 24 Overused Words and Phrases That Make You Sound Pretentious, Say Grammar Experts – NBC New York

Want to Sound Smarter? Avoid These 24 Overused Words and Phrases That Make You Sound Pretentious, Say Grammar Experts – NBC New York
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Want to Sound Smarter? Avoid These 24 Overused Words and Phrases That Make You Sound Pretentious, Say Grammar Experts – NBC4 Washington

1. 3 AM in the morning AM is the abbreviation for ante meridiem, which means before noon, so if you use the complete phrase, you re actually saying 3 before noon in the morning.  Just say 3 AM (or whatever time it is). Same thing goes for PM. 2. absolutely essential One dictionary definition of essential is absolutely necessary, which makes absolutely essential mean absolutely, absolutely necessary. Clearly the absolutely modifier isn t essential at all. And for that matter, we re not wild about absolutely necessary either. Avoid them both unless it s a casual conversation and you re using it to emphasize the necessity of something. 3. actual fact

Senior Living: Vaccines, public transit provide nostalgic journey

Article content Apologies to DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. I’ve paraphrased their Porgy and Bess lyrics to express the hot-weather giddiness I’m feeling. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Senior Living: Vaccines, public transit provide nostalgic journey Back to video In my last Life in the 70s column, I wrote about eagerly anticipating my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and the freedom it would grant me to reacquaint myself with my beloved downtown Montreal. Well, the happy event has come to pass. And for the first time in 14 long months, I am enjoying the simple pleasure of strolling among strangers.

Want to Sound Smarter? Avoid These 24 Overused Words and Phrases That Make You Sound Pretentious, Say Grammar Experts – NBC Los Angeles

1. 3 AM in the morning AM is the abbreviation for ante meridiem, which means before noon, so if you use the complete phrase, you re actually saying 3 before noon in the morning.  Just say 3 AM (or whatever time it is). Same thing goes for PM. 2. absolutely essential One dictionary definition of essential is absolutely necessary, which makes absolutely essential mean absolutely, absolutely necessary. Clearly the absolutely modifier isn t essential at all. And for that matter, we re not wild about absolutely necessary either. Avoid them both unless it s a casual conversation and you re using it to emphasize the necessity of something. 3. actual fact

Want to Sound Smarter? Avoid These 24 Overused Words and Phrases That Make You Sound Pretentious, Say Grammar Experts – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Want to Sound Smarter? Avoid These 24 Overused Words and Phrases That Make You Sound Pretentious, Say Grammar Experts – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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