Tag: grammar

Are you ever confused by what people mean when they refer to something as an oxymoron? You’re not alone, and it’s also not uncommon for people to use the term incorrectly, referring to something as an oxymoron when it really isn’t. In this quick article, we’ll explain exactly what an oxymoron is and provide some examples too. So, read on and be confused no longer – you’ll soon be an oxymoron expert!

It sometimes seems as if the proper use of English language has fallen by the wayside, given how certain phrases and words are so commonly used in error. However, all is not lost, and every now and then we spare a moment to elaborate on one or two such errors, hoping to steer the good ship Grammar back on the right course again.

So, which of these phrases is spelled correctly? Is it “Look at the people over there.”,  or is it “Look at the people over their.”? If you chose the first way then you’re correct. If you chose the second way, then maybe this video will help you avoid similar errors in the future.

Given the Internet’s fond dismissal of grammatical norms and conventional rules, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that correct spelling and rules of grammar appear so easily discarded these days, but spelling and grammar do still matter. To that end, allow me to comment on “losing” vs “loosing”, “lose” vs “loose”, and “loser” vs “looser”.

Is it squashed or quashed? Oh, for a dollar every time somebody gets this wrong. From your everyday average-Joe, to news columnists and even a few fully-fledged journalists – who really should know better – time after time you’ll hear or read people getting this wrong.

Couldn’t Care Less or Could Care Less? When people use this expression, what they’re basically trying to say is that they really don’t care whatsoever about whatever it is that is being referred to. However, it’s actually pretty common to see this written incorrectly and many times even spoken incorrectly – even by people who should know much better.

“Could have” or “Could of”? “Can’t have” or “can’t of”? “Would have” or “would of” … and so on! Okay, so these are really common errors which many people make, both in writing and in speech – and it’s very simple to fix!