Use "less than" to refer to one countable item or less. Use "fewer than" to refer to more than one countable item, such as "houses" or "dogs."
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Use "a" before a word beginning with a consonant or the sound of a consonant. Use "an" before a word beginning with a vowel ...
Use "either" and "neither" to indicate a choice between two items. Use "both" to indicate two items. Use "neither.nor" to ...
Use "either" and "neither" to refer to a choice between two items. Use "any" to refer to one of several items. Use "both" ...
Use "less than" to refer to one countable item or less. Use "fewer than" to refer to more than one countable item, such as ...
Use "the entire" for "all" or "all of" when you mean a total or the whole of a singular item, as in "the entire apple." Use ...
Use at least one space after most punctuation. However, it is incorrect to insert a space after an opening parenthesis or ...
Use pronouns ending in "self" in conjunction with a noun, as in "Andrew himself" or when the pronoun refers back to the subject, ...
Use simple numbers for dates, for numbers after labels (Chapter 5), and for numbers in a list (12 lemons, 5 apples, and 2 ...