by Dave B. | Lessons
Using A vs. An Just a heads up – this is probably one of the more grammar-nerdish chapters, so you may have to come back to it a few times. If it gets to be too much, just skip it. There’s lots more to learn. You can sound like a 3-year-old and say, “I want a... 
by Dave B. | Lessons
Versus vs. Verse – This One Makes My Head Explode! Hearing someone say verse (words in poetry or song) when they mean versus (against) screws me into the ceiling… figuratively. (We’ll come to the use of figuratively in a later chapter.) When someone... 
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To vs. Too vs. Two To, too, and two are another set of homophones: words that sound the same but have different meanings. You can’t possibly screw them up when you’re speaking, but to many of us there are too many people who screw up the first two versions of the word... 
by Dave B. | Lessons
Using “Me” vs. “Myself” Excerpt from the book: Smarten the F*ck Up! – © Copyright 2023 Dave Bastien This is based on a true story that happened over dinner one night. I hope it not only helps to convey the lesson, but provides a good... 