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Q.1
Affect means to influence; Effect means the results.
Correct
Basically correct.
Wrong.
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Q.2
The Oxford comma should be used
Always, even if it creates ambiguity.
Always, unless in creates ambiguity.
Never, unless is removes ambiguity.
Never, even if it would remove ambiguity
Whichever you prefer as long as you are consistent and avoid ambiguity.
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Q.3
Commas
Commas should be used to separate the name or title of someone being directly addressed
Commas are unnecessary to separate someone being directly addresses
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Q.4
They're is "they are"; there is a location; their is a possession.
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It's more complex than that.
It doesn't really matter.
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Q.5
"I could care less"
Incorrect: It's "I couldn't care less"
Correct: I use is as faint praise, sarcasm, or irony.
I could care less
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Q.6
Irregardless
Not a word.
Double negative, must mean "Regard"
Means the same as "regardless"
Is a word, "regardless" isn't
Usage, however wrong, has made it a word.
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Q.7
Nauseous
You cannot "feel nauseous", you can only "feel nauseated"
You can "feel nauseous" or "feel nauseated"
"Feel nauseous" has been used for centuries, but you should preference "feel nauseated"
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Q.8
Your is possession; You're is "you're"
Your can be used for both.
Sometimes I swap the two, but only as an error.
I always use them correctly.
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Q.9
Less: Non-countables only or both countables and non-countables
Non-countables only: "There are less cars on the road" is incorrect.
Both: "There are less cars on the road" is incorrect.
Both, but "There are less cars on the road" is sounds bad and should be avoided.
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Q.10
Quotation marks?
All punctuation should go inside the quotation marks.
Punctuation native to the quote only should go inside the quotation marks.
It's complex.
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Q.11
"More than" vs "over" before numerals.
It's a matter of style - use either.
It's a matter of style - only ever use "more than"
It's a matter of style - use "more than" in formal writing
It's a grammatical rule - only ever use "more than"
"Over" allows "more space" than "more than"
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Q.12
"X and I" and "X and me"
Always use "X and I"
Use "X and I" when "I" would be used, "X and me" when "me" would be used.
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Q.13
Grammatical and word usage rules...
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... are important.
... are only true if they've existed longer than the"incorrect" usage.
... are not true if they are much more recent than the "incorrect" usage.
... are not important.
... are a form or discrimination, a way to put people down as "less educated"
... are defined by usage, not by rules.
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Q.14
People get these wrong while social networking because...
... they do not know the rules.
... people make mistakes.
... people are lazier when social networking.
... grammar rules don't apply when social networking.
... because some of these aren't real rules.
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