Tag: grammar

Maybe or May Be?

“It may be coincidence that the decline of newspapers has corresponded with the rise of social media. Or maybe not.” Ryan Holmes, founder and CEO of Hootsuite Read this post to make sure you know and remember the difference between maybe and may be. Do the exercise at the bottom of the page to check … Continue reading Maybe or May Be? →

Causative: Have & Get Something Done

"Busyness is not a reason for not getting other things done." Alan Cohen, an American businessman We use have something done (get something done is more informal) to say that we arrange form somebody else to do something for us. Compare: I washed the car. (= I washed the car myself.) I had the car … Continue reading Causative: Have & Get Something Done →

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Until vs. By

Until and by can sometimes be confusing. Until means continuing to happen before a particular time or event and then stopping. This preposition can be followed by a noun (see examples 1 and 2 below) or it can be connecting two clauses, in which case that's not a preposition but a conjunction (see examples 3 … Continue reading Until vs. By →

How to Talk About Experience

There are countless situations when we need to or want to talk about our or others' experience(s). This post is going to teach you useful vocabulary for such situations, and also help you brush up on appropriate grammar...