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Commas save lives
Comma rules. For some, they are easy to remember. For others, they can be as difficult as assembling Ikea kitchen cabinets. more...
Affect vs effect
"Changing the configuration can affect the performance of your computer." I always stop before affect. Isn’t it rather effect? The mistake is quickly made; the words are quite similar. more...
Override versus overwrite. Or table soccer as morale booster
It happens quickly. We write overwrite but mean override – or vice versa. But what does that have to do with table soccer? more...
Let the cat out of the house. Figure of speech out of synch
We often use figure of speech. Sometimes, we get it wrong. more...