Tag: words

American English: Where to use ‘yall’ versus ‘yinz’

If you do much traveling in the United States, you’re bound to hear a few words and expressions that are unique to certain areas. Well y’all get ready, because I’m fixin’ to analyze some of those words for ya! I recently found a really neat web application called The Great […]

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Using more of the 1,000,000+ English words

With over 1,000,000 words in the English language, why is it that we tend to use the same words over & over? This blog shows a hierarchical approach to help you branch out and choose more descriptive words. But first, to get you into the mood for a blog about […]

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Analytics claim this is the 20th most used word in English writing

Analytics claim this is the 20th most used word in English writing. What word, you might ask? This word. Which one? This one right here! You might think I’m trying to lead into an Abbott & Costello-style comedy routine, but I literally mean this word … the word ‘this’! As you can […]

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