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Reader rebcake had a question about two venerable idioms concerning speaking out—or not. Is it proper to say “hold your peace," or is it “hold your piece"? What about “say your piece"—or “say your peace"? We’ll take a closer look with the help of old friends from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
randi2204tigerlilly asked us “When do you use ‘wonder’ vs ‘wander,’ like in ‘let the mind wander?’ What is a good way to remember, esp. for non-native English speakers?” Let’s jump right in, with some help from the characters of Doctor Strange.green_grrlwhymzycalrandi2204![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fandom_grammar has a lighter schedule during these summer months, but fear not, we still have interesting grammar issues to discuss! Today we’ll be talking about a couple of words that are very commonly used in place of each other. Ground and floor aren’t exactly the same thing, and we’ll get into their differences with some help from the characters of Sherlock.traycertraycer![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
minesomine asks: When do you use "off" versus "of", and how do you remember the difference?randi2204chomijiToday's set of easily confused words is as mellifluous as it is puzzling. We'll try to clarify the situation with the help of the Knight of Lost Words, October ("Toby") Daye, and her friends.
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randi2204fandom_grammar! We’re in our new digs on Dreamwidth—mind the fresh paint!—and ready to answer your grammar questions. Today we’ll ease back in to a regular posting schedule, starting off with a couple of commonly confused words that have similar spellings but very different meanings. Let’s take a look at alter and altar, with some help from the Avengers.ariestessmelayneseahawk first covered them back in 2008, and then chiroho tackled them in a 2011 BftP. So let's give both of these easily confused duos another glance with a little help from our friends over at Once Upon a Time, shall we?
randi2204lanalucy asked us “What is the difference between ‘a lot’ and ‘allot’? Is ‘alot’ a word?” Let’s dig right into this with some help from our friends in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.ariestessgreen_grrl, then both got individual focus in their own BftP: the former in November 2011 by chiroho and the latter in October 2011 by supercheesegirl. So let's see if we can get a brief refresher on these two homophone triads with a little help from our friends over at Witches of East End. ![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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“What are the differences between ‘sit,’ ‘sat,’ and ‘set?’”
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