The mandate to never split an infinitive has also been linked to Latin influence. An infinitive is the base form of a verb, ...

How we handle objects says a lot about how we regard them. When looking at fine jewelry, for example, we are mindful to handle the gems carefully. When observing fine works of art, we don’t even touch ...

Fast and quick are both adjectives and both mean 'moving or happening at speed'. You can often use either and the meaning is the same. This car is very fast. This car is very quick. The punch was so ...

Yet Miss Manners agrees that the unpleasant habit of taking insult when none was intended is widespread. She admires and ...

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A. On entering the confessional we should kneel, make the sign of the Cross, and say to the priest, "Bless me, father"; then add, "I confess to Almighty God and to you, father, that I have sinned." Q.

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The Chicago Manual of Style is an American English style guide published by the University of Chicago Press. The Manual’s guidelines for publishing, style and usage, and citations and indexes—known as ...