5. We are (eager/anxious) to receive our tax refund.
6. He ran (farther/further) than anyone else in the company race.
7. When you finish reading the newsletter, please (lay/lie) it on my
desk.
How did you do? Were you able to correctly identify the proper word
choices?
1. The fax machine continually runs out of paper.
Sometimes the fax machine has plenty of paper.
2. Bring fewer muffins for next week’s staff meeting.
The word muffins is plural, so fewer is the appropriate choice.
3. How will the decision to streamline operations affect the
workforce?
As a verb, affect signals action and is the proper word.
4. Just among the three of us, what do you think about the
proposal?
Between would be used if there were only two people.
5. We are eager to receive our tax refund.
Depending on the circumstances, you might feel anxious about
receiving a tax refund. For example, if you have many bills and
are planning to use your refund to pay off some debts, while
waiting for it to arrive you may feel anxious. However, one
would expect you to feel more excitement than anxiety about
receiving money, so eager is probably the better word choice. It’s
important to note, however, that the choice should be made
based on the writer’s intent, not speculation.
6. He ran farther than anyone else in the company race.
Farther relates to physical distance.
7. When you finish reading the newsletter, please lay it on my desk.
The word lay is followed by the object “it,” referring to the
newsletter.
CAPITALIZE FOR EMPHASIS
If you capitalize all letters within an E-mail, you’re likely to hear from
your reader, “Stop shouting at me!” All caps are considered “shouting.”
5. We are (eager/anxious) to receive our tax refund.
6. He ran (farther/further) than anyone else in the company race.
7. When you finish reading the newsletter, please (lay/lie) it on my
desk.
How did you do? Were you able to correctly identify the proper word
choices?
1. The fax machine continually runs out of paper.
Sometimes the fax machine has plenty of paper.
2. Bring fewer muffins for next week’s staff meeting.
The word muffins is plural, so fewer is the appropriate choice.
3. How will the decision to streamline operations affect the
workforce?
As a verb, affect signals action and is the proper word.
4. Just among the three of us, what do you think about the
proposal?
Between would be used if there were only two people.
5. We are eager to receive our tax refund.
Depending on the circumstances, you might feel anxious about
receiving a tax refund. For example, if you have many bills and
are planning to use your refund to pay off some debts, while
waiting for it to arrive you may feel anxious. However, one
would expect you to feel more excitement than anxiety about
receiving money, so eager is probably the better word choice. It’s
important to note, however, that the choice should be made
based on the writer’s intent, not speculation.
6. He ran farther than anyone else in the company race.
Farther relates to physical distance.
7. When you finish reading the newsletter, please lay it on my desk.
The word lay is followed by the object “it,” referring to the
newsletter.
CAPITALIZE FOR EMPHASIS
If you capitalize all letters within an E-mail, you’re likely to hear from
your reader, “Stop shouting at me!” All caps are considered “shouting.”
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