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Fewer vs Less: When to Use Each

‘Less’ versus ‘fewer’ is pretty straightforward. ‘Less than’ vs. ‘fewer than’ is slightly less so. Here’s how to get it right every time.

Verbs vs nouns: Either a lender or a loaner you can be

Words are not Platonic ideals with a separate existence. In language usage, fashion plays a crucial role.

A Word, Please: Can either refer to more than one thing? Sometimes

Grammar experts in the early 1900s made up a rule governing "either," Webster's dictionary explains, without considering the multiple uses of the word.

A Word, Please: Does a trio include? Not if a writer follows the rule

"If some grammar books say you can’t do something and others say you can, it means you can," writes June Casagrande, but she disagrees with Merriam-Webster’s on one rule in particular.

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