Do you think NASA launched rockets into orbit by setting up the launch pad, shrugging, and flipping a switch? Is a bridge built by one engineer without double checking calculations and everyone else silently hopes for the best as the first train crosses over the canyon? Does a surgeon finish…
Commas cause a lot of problems, both because we do not always know exactly where to place them, and because when we do not have them (or have too many of them), our sentences become highly confusing. Punctuation marks are like traffic signals. Without stoplights and yield signs and turn…
Spelling Changes Everything! Here are some words that sound alike or are spelled almost the same—yet they have completely different meanings. effect = the result (noun) affect = changing or altering something (verb) What will be the effect of this new technique? Will this technique affect the experiment? Hint: Simple—affect…