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Word Choice Tips

"Ideas" Versus "Ideals"
January 11, 2010 | | Word Choice
"In Regard To" Versus "In Regards To"
February 21, 2010 | | Word Choice
"It Is I" Versus "It Is Me"
October 12, 2007 | Episode #79 | General Grammar | Word Choice | Style
"Kicked Off" or "Kickoffed"?
February 5, 2011 | | Word Choice
"Memento" or "Momento"?
January 30, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Milk It for All It's Worth" or "Milk It for All Its Worth"?
March 9, 2010 | | Punctuation | Word Choice
"Moot" Versus "Mute"
July 21, 2011 | Episode #285 | Word Choice
"Much Thanks" or "Many Thanks"?
January 30, 2011 | | Word Choice
"Myself"
June 12, 2009 | Episode #174 | Word Choice
"None Is" or "None Are"?
January 11, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Nowadays" or "Now a Days"?
January 31, 2011 | | Word Choice
"One" Versus "You"
April 3, 2009 | Episode #164 | General Grammar | Word Choice
"Palette," "Palate," and "Pallet"
January 23, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Personal" Versus "Personnel"
February 4, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Principal" Versus "Principle"
June 5, 2009 | Episode #173 | Word Choice
"Purposely" Versus "Purposefully"
November 30, 2011 | | Word Choice
"Rifle" v. "Riffle"
November 11, 2011 | | Word Choice
"Sculpture" Versus "Sculptor"
January 28, 2011 | | Word Choice
"Shall" Versus "Will"
July 22, 2008 | Episode #119 | Word Choice
"Slink," "Slunk," "Slinked"
February 13, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Specially" Versus "Especially"
January 24, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Stationery" Versus "Stationary"
January 29, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Talk With" versus "Talk To"
October 21, 2010 | Episode #245 | Word Choice
"Tenet" Versus "Tenant"
February 4, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Than I" Versus "Than Me"
July 11, 2008 | Episode #116 | General Grammar | Word Choice
"Think Different" or "Think Differently"
October 7, 2010 | Episode #243 | General Grammar | Word Choice
"Toward" Versus "Towards"
February 2, 2010 | | Word Choice
"Use" Versus "Utilize"
March 13, 2009 | Episode #161 | Word Choice
"Valuable" Versus "Invaluable"
January 31, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Where" Versus "In Which"
November 19, 2009 | Episode #197 | Word Choice