Grammar

“Side by side” or “Side-by-side”? (Hyphenation Rules & Best Practice)

Are we supposed to say side by side or side-by-side? How do hyphens work when we look at them in English? It’s not as confusing as you might think, and we’ve got the answers to the side by side hyphen rule that you’re looking for! Side By Side Or Side-By-Side – Hyphenated Or Not? You …

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“One-of-a-kind” or “One of a kind”? (Hyphenation Rules & Best Practice)

Hyphenation rules in English aren’t difficult to learn when you give them a chance, but they may cause some confusion at first. Let’s look at whether we should use one-of-a-kind or one of a kind in sentences and learn about the simple question. Is one-of-a-kind hyphenated? One-Of-A-Kind Or One Of A Kind – Hyphenated Or …

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“Mine As Well” Or “Might As Well”? Difference Explained (10+ Examples)

Saying idioms out loud and writing them down on paper can lead to confusing messages if people don’t have them mastered before they write them. The difference between mine as well and might as well is one such example of this happening. People often mishear the phrase and will end up writing the incorrect version …

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“Large scale” Or “Large-scale”? (Hyphenation Rules & Best Practice)

Hyphenation rules are a lot of fun to get your head around when you’re learning English. The best part is that when you learn the rules for one word, you learn them for all the others. So, is it large scale or large-scale? How do we hyphenate large-scale in a sentence? Large Scale Or Large-Scale …

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Important TO Me Or Important FOR Me? Here’s The Correct Version

Sometimes prepositions are placed after words like “important” to slightly alter the meaning and change how you use them in sentences. So, let’s look at the differences between important to or for and when you might use either one in a sentence. What Is The Difference Between Important TO And Important FOR? Important to should …

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Replace WITH Or Replace BY: Here’s The Correct Version (+13 Examples)

Being replaced is never nice, after all, we all have something to offer. But, this does not mean that we get to throw the rules of the English out the window. Today, I want to look at the difference between being replaced with and being replaced by. Replace with or by Generally speaking, they can …

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