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It's me or It's I?

  
  
  
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You're trying to make the right impression as you knock on the door of your blind date's apartment, or on the door of the personnel manager who has your job application. "Who's there?" you're asked. What's your reply? If you've ever been unsure, read on.

Reflexive Pronouns - Yourself? Myself?

  
  
  

When, if ever, is it correct to use the pronoun yourself or myself? Watch this short video to find out!

Antecedent Agreement

  
  
  
Aunty Cedent Agrees

The word antecedent is a fancy name for a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun.

Evie eat it my muffin!

  
  
  
Eve, the guilty cocker spaniel

You’re probably thinking “What does that title mean and what does it have to do with grammar and punctuation and writing?” Well, today, I thought I’d take a little break from our standard posts. I don’t know about you, but with summer almost here I know I’m starting to look forward to long hot summer days and some vacation time. So, here’s a post from a lighter side.

Official Changes in the English Language?

  
  
  

Today, I thought I'd share a question from a visitor to our site and the response given by Phil Jamieson, president of ProofreadNOW.com.

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