Spelling & Plurals

You’re writing an email to your boss, answering a class question, or sending a text to a friend. You want to ask for help, but you’re not sure whether to write, “Would you help me?” or “Could you help me?” Both sound polite, so what’s the difference?The confusion is understandable. Would vs Could are both … Read more

You’re writing a text, email, essay, or social media post, and you type “thats” before stopping to wonder whether it needs an apostrophe. You may also see “that’s” everywhere and wonder what the apostrophe actually does. The two forms look almost identical, but only one is standard English when you’re using the contraction. Answer box: … Read more