Grammar

- (US rule) Periods go inside quotation marks (always):
  - - Wrong: He said, "That's nice".
    - Right: He said, "That's nice."
- Commas go inside quotation marks:
  - - Wrong: "That's nice", he said.
    - Right: "That's nice," he said.
- It's "all right" not "alright."
- Manor/Manner
  - - a conversational manner live at the manor
- Yesterday, I chose to choose a choice.
  - - Choose - (verb) to make a choice or selection
    - Chose - past tense of verb choose
    - Choice - (noun) choosing; selection
- Single thought adjectives have hyphens (two or more words which serve as a single adjective before a noun):
  - - computer-based
- Lengthily/lengthy
  - - Lengthily = (adv.) In a lengthy manner; at great length or extent.
    - Lengthy = (adj.) Of considerable length, especially in time; extended: a lengthy convalescence.
- Affect/effect
  - - Common (verb): The arrows affected Ardvark.
    - Common (noun): The effect was eye-popping.
    - Rare (verb): Aardvark hoped to effect change within the burrow.
    - Rare (noun): She displayed a happy affect.
- Cordination/Coordination
  - - Just use coordination
- Opoosed/oposed
  - - Just use oposed
- Extreemly/extremely
  - - Just use extremely
- Use commas between adjectives as follows:
  - - If you can replace the comma with 'and':
    - If you can switch the order of the adjectives:
    - use a comma
    - Else:
    - don't use a comma
- The plural form of analysis is analyses.
- Singular vs. Plural in Subject-Verb Agreement (see here)
  - - Each is (singular)
- Loose/lose: He tends to lose his keys." "She lets her dog run loose."
- peddle/pedal/petal: He peddles (sells) vacuums door to door. He uses his bike pedals. Plants have petals.