Comments on: What’s the Difference Between “Too” and “Also”? http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-%e2%80%9ctoo%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9calso%e2%80%9d/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:07:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-%e2%80%9ctoo%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9calso%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-196231 Maeve Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:56:43 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3495#comment-196231 John, "Can I also come?" doesn't sound quite idiomatic these days, but I see nothing wrong with it grammatically. Milton writes "They also serve who only stand and wait." John,
“Can I also come?” doesn’t sound quite idiomatic these days, but I see nothing wrong with it grammatically.

Milton writes
“They also serve who only stand and wait.”

]]> By: John Samuel http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-%e2%80%9ctoo%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9calso%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-195729 John Samuel Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:23:15 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3495#comment-195729 @Tony, @Maeve Is the usage "Can I also come?" right? I am asking with respect to grammar unrelated to common usage @Tony, @Maeve Is the usage “Can I also come?” right? I am asking with respect to grammar unrelated to common usage

]]> By: Eve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-%e2%80%9ctoo%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9calso%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-194912 Eve Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:29:08 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3495#comment-194912 "into the bargain" Excuse me for my ignorance, but when would one use this? “into the bargain”

Excuse me for my ignorance, but when would one use this?

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-%e2%80%9ctoo%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9calso%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-194816 Maeve Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:33:29 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3495#comment-194816 PS I would NEVER condone "alright." And the one word spelling "someday" probably pushes my buttons as much as it does yours. PS
I would NEVER condone “alright.” And the one word spelling “someday” probably pushes my buttons as much as it does yours.

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-%e2%80%9ctoo%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9calso%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-194815 Maeve Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:32:41 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3495#comment-194815 Tony, Forgive me for contributing to a spike in your blood pressure. I don't see anything wrong with "anymore" as one word. But then, I'm American. Here's what the experts at the OED have to say about it: The tendency to fuse fixed expressions is more common in American than British English. In American English someday has now become more or less standard, substantially outnumbering occurrences of some day; anymore and underway look set to follow. Although the same trend is apparent in British English, it tends to lag behind. :-) Tony,
Forgive me for contributing to a spike in your blood pressure. I don’t see anything wrong with “anymore” as one word. But then, I’m American.

Here’s what the experts at the OED have to say about it:

The tendency to fuse fixed expressions is more common in American than British English. In American English someday has now become more or less standard, substantially outnumbering occurrences of some day; anymore and underway look set to follow. Although the same trend is apparent in British English, it tends to lag behind.
:-)

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