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Word Choice Tips

"Alternate" Versus "Alternative"
December 5, 2009 | Episode #199 | Word Choice
"Backward" Versus "Backwards"
February 2, 2010 | | Word Choice
"Because," "Due To," "Since," and "As"
November 27, 2009 | Episode #198 | Word Choice
"Between" Versus "Among"
February 4, 2010 | Episode #207 | Word Choice | General
"Cannot" Versus "Can Not"
February 15, 2010 | | Word Choice
"Flammable" Versus "Inflammable"
February 20, 2009 | Episode #158 | Word Choice
"Ideas" Versus "Ideals"
January 11, 2010 | | Word Choice
"In Regard To" Versus "In Regards To"
February 21, 2010 | | Word Choice
"Milk It for All It's Worth" or "Milk It for All Its Worth"?
March 9, 2010 | | Punctuation | Word Choice
"Rifle" versus "Riffle"
November 17, 2009 | | Word Choice
"Than I" Versus "Than Me"
July 11, 2008 | Episode #116 | General Grammar | Word Choice
"Toward" Versus "Towards"
February 2, 2010 | | Word Choice
"Who" Versus "Whom," Advanced
December 11, 2009 | Episode #200 | Word Choice
“It Is I” Versus “It Is Me”
October 12, 2007 | Episode #79 | General Grammar | Word Choice | Style
“All Right” Versus “Alright”
May 29, 2009 | Episode #172 | Word Choice
“Comprise” versus “Compose”
September 18, 2009 | Episode #188 | Word Choice
“Diffuse” Versus “Defuse”
October 16, 2009 | Episode #193 | Word Choice
“Historic” Versus “Historical”
September 9, 2008 | Episode #133 | Word Choice
“Myself”
June 12, 2009 | Episode #174 | Word Choice
“One” Versus “You”
April 3, 2009 | Episode #164 | General Grammar | Word Choice
“Principal” Versus “Principle”
June 5, 2009 | Episode #173 | Word Choice
“Shall” Versus “Will”
July 22, 2008 | Episode #119 | Word Choice
“Use” Versus “Utilize”
March 13, 2009 | Episode #161 | Word Choice
“Where” Versus “In Which”
November 19, 2009 | Episode #197 | Word Choice
“Which” Versus “That”
October 30, 2009 | Episode #195 | Word Choice
Active Voice Versus Passive Voice
March 25, 2007 | Episode #46 | Word Choice | Style
Addictive Versus Addicting
July 6, 2007 | Episode #16 | Word Choice
Affect Versus Effect
July 29, 2008 | Episode #121 | Word Choice
A Few Short Questions
October 26, 2007 | Episode #81 | General Grammar | Punctuation | Word Choice | Style
A Versus An
March 30, 2007 | Episode #47 | Word Choice