Whether items are listed in line (within a sentence) or vertically, the syntactical structure of the items should be consistent. In the following three examples, discussion and revision illustrate this point. First Example 1. Integrity to the Discipline 2. Constructive Board Engagement 3. Effective Risk Positioning 4. Establish a Learning Culture 5. Set Appropriate Incentives … Read more
This post lists and defines the words derived from the Latin term memor, which means “mindful of.” Memory means “the power or process of retaining things experienced or learned” or refers to something, or all the things, so retained. It also pertains to information stored in a device or the capacity for doing so. Something … Read more
Rewrite the following sentences so has to remove all verb errors. 1. If I would have known you were going, I would have gone too. 2. The college freshman had drank six beers before passing out. 3. The driver didn’t see the dog laying in the road. 4. When I was in Hollywood, I seen … Read more
When verbs serve parallel functions within a sentence, they should be treated with the same inflectional ending (-s/-es, -ed, or -ing) or should both have no inflectional ending at all. In each of the following examples, discussions explain this point in greater detail, and revisions illustrate adherence to this rule. 1. Below, we outline the … Read more
What is the correct spelling for words ending with an element derived from the Greek suffix logos, meaning “to speak”? For example, should one refer to an analog, or to an analogue? This post lists and defines words ending in –logue or –log (with prefixes defined and various inflections provided) and provides more detail below … Read more
Press and all the words containing it as a root, as well as a few disguised words from the same source word, pertain in some sense to applying force. This post lists many of the words stemming from the Latin verb premere, meaning “cover” or “hold fast,” and its descendant pressare. Press itself means “cluster,” … Read more