tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63516182208835846102011-04-21T11:52:25.521-07:00Grammar AnswersGrammar Tipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292920966589091690noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351618220883584610.post-81516995203475054112009-03-24T15:55:00.001-07:002009-03-24T15:56:47.868-07:00Working on Aj's WebsiteMeeting with Gavi and Wendy.Grammar Tipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292920966589091690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351618220883584610.post-89038442119208711712009-02-19T18:58:00.000-08:002009-03-22T06:26:44.627-07:00Irregardless or Regardless?Question: Someone in my office told me that there is no such word as “irregardless.” Is she right?Answer: She’s right! You can say “regardless,” however, which IS a word.Now you probably want to know why irregardless is not a word when so many people use it.“-less” at the end of a word means “without.” (Think about “toothless.”) That makes “regardLESS” mean “WITHOUT regard,” which is probably Grammar Tipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292920966589091690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351618220883584610.post-63555742365448747162009-02-19T18:52:00.000-08:002009-02-19T19:00:51.356-08:00What’s the difference between further and farther?Question: Fran, what’s the difference between further and farther?Answer: Both words refer to distance, in a sense. One word refers to distance that can be measured; the other refers to distance in terms of time or degree. Do you know which is which?“Farther” refers to a distance that can be measured. (Think about the word “far.”)Example: She lives farther from the Chamber office than I do.“Grammar Tipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292920966589091690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351618220883584610.post-60302333506340729312008-09-03T13:28:00.000-07:002009-02-19T19:01:03.399-08:00It's or Its?Question: Many people have asked me about the difference between the words “its” and “it’s.” That tricky, little apostrophe causes tons of problems, but it’s easy to remember the difference between these two words.Answer: The apostrophe in “it’s” usually stands for “it is.” Anytime you write “it’s,” take a second to replace “it’s” with the words “it is” or “it has” to see if what you wrote Grammar Tipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292920966589091690noreply@blogger.com0