The following is a reader submission. The argument is whether dwindle makes sense on the following sentence: Mrs. Jones, please dwindle down the invitation list. Both sides of the argument agree that dwindle makes sense in the following sentence: His finances dwindled down due to his overspending. We aren’t looking for what sounds best, but… Continue reading How to use “to dwindle”
Author: Kim Siever
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Overqualified
I am over qualified. At least that’s what potential employers seem to think. Let me give you a bit of background. I have been working at the University of Lethbridge since 2001. It’s a pretty good job as far as remuneration goes. I started at the U of L as a website developer for the… Continue reading Overqualified
“Than I” versus “Than Me”
“Than I” versus “Than Me”
Loan versus lend
Loan versus lend
Printing high resolution photos
A client came to me recently asking me to stitch some photos together. The photos ended up as two different files. One was a panoramic view of a city skyline at 28538×2039 pixels. The other was a view of some mountains at 5436×2410 pixels. I burned them to CD for her. The next day, she… Continue reading Printing high resolution photos
Difference between nauseous and nauseated
This is part of the difference between series. Another common word confusion exists between the words nauseous and nauseated. I hear persons mixing these two words all the time. The basic difference is that one is nauseous to others, and others make one nauseated.
Capitalize dad and mum/mom
The following is a reader submission. My son had to determine whether or not “dad” was capitalized in this sentence. His first grade teacher wrote the sentence: Mom and Dad/dad did not scold the kind child. Thanks for your input! Cindy Hi Cindy, It would be capitalized if it is a proper name. In this… Continue reading Capitalize dad and mum/mom
When to use “I were”
The following is a reader submission. I was surprised to see that you said, “I were” in a sentence. When I went to school, the nuns told us that “were” was only to be used with a plural subject such as you, they or we. Has grammar changed and now it’s okay to say, “I… Continue reading When to use “I were”
Google Calendar syncing with Outlook
Google released an in-house tool yesterday for syncing Google Calendar with Outlook. Yay! I have tried all the other free solutions, and none of them worked. They either synced n0thing or they duplicated everything every couple of days. The new sync tool works great.
Difference between than and then
This is part of the difference between series. Another common pair of words I see mixed up is “then” and “than”. Luckily, telling the difference is easy. “Then” is always used in reference to a sequence of events, as in: We went to the store, then we came home “Than”, on the other hand, is… Continue reading Difference between than and then