November 9 2015

Rules Of Grammar: Commonly Misspelled Words

pigeon
pilgrimage
pitiful
plaid
playwright
pleasant
pneumonia
poinsettia
politically
politicking
Polynesian
pomegranate
porcelain
porpoise
portrait
possess
potatoes
potpourri
practically
prairie
precede
preceding
preference
preferred
prejudice
prevalent
primeval
probably
proceed
privilege
proceed
professor
prominent
pronunciation
propaganda
pseudonym
psoriasis
psychiatry
psychology
pterodactyl
ptomaine
pueblo

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September 1 2015

Rules Of Grammar: Immigration vs. Emigration

Immigration is defined as coming to another country to live. Emigration is to leave one country to live in another country. The difference between the two terms is subtle. With immigration the focus is on the country being moved to. With emigration the focus is on the country being moved from.

Examples: I emigrated from America. I immigrated to Melbourne.

To remember the difference between immigration and emigration, remember the following analogy: Emigration is to export as immigration is to import.

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July 17 2015

Rules Of Grammar: What Is A Comma Splice?

A comma splice incorrectly connects independent clauses with a comma.

Here are some examples from the Purdue OWL Engagement website:

Comma Splice: My family bakes together nearly every night, we then get to enjoy everything we make together.
•Correction 1: My family bakes together nearly every night. We then get to enjoy everything we make together.

The comma splice has been corrected by breaking the sentence into two separate sentences.
•Correction 2: My family bakes together nearly every night, and we then get to enjoy everything we make together.

The comma splice has been corrected by adding a coordinating conjunction and a comma.
•Correction 3: After my family bakes together nearly every night, we get to enjoy everything we make together.

The comma splice has been corrected by adding a subordinating conjunction and a comma.

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