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Rules For Using a Comma Before “Or”

Rules For Using a Comma Before “Or”

Sometimes, adding a simple thing as a comma in your sentence can change the entire meaning. That’s why it’s essential to know whether you should put a comma before or after “or” or omit it completely.

Valentina Dordevic
Valentina Dordevic
English
What Does “Vice Versa” Mean, and How to Use It?

What Does “Vice Versa” Mean, and How to Use It?

“Vice versa” is one of the most common English phrases used in formal and informal language.

Milena Lazova
Milena Lazova
English
How to Use and Form a Possessive Noun

How to Use and Form a Possessive Noun

Not knowing how to use a possessive noun means making more grammatical mistakes than you expect. And, not knowing what it expresses can lead to misunderstandings in your conversations.

Milena Lazova
Milena Lazova
English
The “AFK” Meaning in the Gaming Community And Other Online Chatrooms

The “AFK” Meaning in the Gaming Community And Other Online Chatrooms

AFK is an abbreviation of the phrase “away from keyboard.” It is an initialism, meaning that it takes the first letter of each word to create a new term that’s shorter and easier to type.

Beth Taylor
Beth Taylor
English
How to use an En Dash correctly when writing

How to use an En Dash correctly when writing

En dashes are short dashes that show the range between two figures.

Beth Taylor
Beth Taylor
English
The Difference Between “Bear With Me” and “Bare With Me”

The Difference Between “Bear With Me” and “Bare With Me”

The only correct way to write the phrase from the title is “bear with me.”

Valentina Dordevic
Valentina Dordevic
English
The meaning of “waiting with bated breath”

The meaning of “waiting with bated breath”

Practically the only context in which bated breath appears these days is following “with”—someone is waiting for something with bated breath, as referenced in the examples below.

Cecilia Gigliotti
Cecilia Gigliotti
English
How to learn and master English-language verb forms

How to learn and master English-language verb forms

As with any language, there are regular and irregular verbs, and choosing the correct verb form can be challenging.

Cecilia Gigliotti
Cecilia Gigliotti
English