Browse Rules: 6,146 matches
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| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| above mentioned | The above mentioned changes weren't implemented. | Compounding |
| every body (everybody) | Every body is happy! | Compounding |
| some times (sometimes) | Some times I have to check it twice just to be sure. | Compounding |
| out + perform | Tesla is out performing other carmakers when it comes to EV. | Compounding |
| missing hyphen in 'well wishes' | Thanks for the well wishes. | Compounding |
| missing hyphen in 'true-crime' | He likes to watch true crime documentaries. | Compounding |
| on off (on-off) | Tom and Mary are having an on off relationship. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | A warm up is required before every workout session. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | We did two warm ups before we started the training. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | A knock out put him to the floor. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | These knock outs put him to the floor. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | The kick off for the project starts at 8am. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | The kick offs for the project start at 8am. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | The take down happened immediately. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | The take downs happened immediately. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | The take over happened immediately. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | The take overs happened immediately. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | The buy back was expensive. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | I had several flash backs while driving through my hometown. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | He is a work away person. | Compounding |
| warm up (warm-up) | Do you have collected any take aways? | Compounding |
| Hyphen in 'click through rate' | Our new ad has a much higher click through rate. | Compounding |
| score card (scorecard) | The development goals had a mixed score card. | Compounding |
| president-elect | Joe Biden is president elect. | Compounding |
| stand up comedian (stand-up) | He is a stand up comedian. | Compounding |
| stand up comedian (stand-up) | The daily stand up is everyday at 9pm. | Compounding |
| stand up comedian (stand-up) | We had many daily stand ups in the current project sprint. | Compounding |
| left over → leftover | There were no left overs. | Compounding |
| left over → leftover | He ate the left over bread. | Compounding |
| video tape (videotape) | He has watched all video tapes. | Compounding |
| missing hyphen after 'mid' | He woke up mid sleep and screamed. | Compounding |
| drop-in | This software is a drop in replacement. | Compounding |
| AstraZeneca | The pharma company Astra Zeneca is from the UK. | Compounding |
| missing hyphen in '2 family house' | They live in a 2 family house. | Compounding |
| missing hyphen in 'no fly zone' | The airplane accidentally entered the no fly zone. | Compounding |
| missing hyphen in 'no fault insurance' | The no fault insurance. | Compounding |
| missing hyphen in 'no fault insurance' | The no fault insurance. | Compounding |
| missing hyphen in 'force feed' | I will force feed the children with vegetables. | Compounding |
| hand full (handful) | It is only a hand full of people. | Compounding |
| do over (do-over) | It is overdue for a complete do over. | Compounding |
| do over (do-over) | It is overdue for a couple of do overs. | Compounding |
| make over (makeover) | It is overdue for a complete make over. | Compounding |
| make over (makeover) | It is overdue for a couple of make overs. | Compounding |
| note taking (note-taking) | I discovered a nice note taking app. | Compounding |
| heart broken (heartbroken) | He's a heart broken man. | Compounding |
| heart broken (heartbroken) | I was really heart broken when you left. | Compounding |
| dog-eat-dog | We live in a dog eat dog society. | Compounding |
| the roll out (roll-out) | The roll out of the new version was a success. | Compounding |
| Missing hyphen in 'An American born scientist' | He is an American born scientist. | Compounding |
| on page seo (on-page seo) | He did some on page optimizations to boost his website in Google. | Compounding |
| sign up (sign-up) | The sign up form is on the right-hand side. | Compounding |
| sign up (sign-up) | The sign up form is on the right-hand side. | Compounding |
| check box (checkbox) | Please click on the check box to confirm it. | Compounding |
| He (and me -> I) | He (and me) are not happy. | Grammar |
| possessive apostrophe for noun ending with 'x' | The fox' tail is red. | Grammar |
| dentists (dentist's) appointment | I will come in a little later today due to a dentists appointment. | Grammar |
| Maybe you've read a hundred (hundreds) of books | Maybe you’ve read a hundred of books on a certain topic and know more about it than most. | Grammar |
| I can' (can't) wait until tomorrow | I can' wait until Christmas. | Grammar |
| I can' (can't) wait until tomorrow | Can' you wait until Christmas? | Grammar |
| redundant verb in 'there's has' | There is has been an outrage! | Grammar |
| redundant verb in 'there's has' | There 's has been an outrage! | Grammar |
| redundant verb in 'there's has' | There are have been many people on the streets lately. | Grammar |
| redundant verb in 'there's has' | There 're have been many people on the streets lately. | Grammar |
| attorney generals (attorneys general) | We'll brief the attorney generals tomorrow morning. | Grammar |
| I eat an apple a days (day) | An apple a days keeps the doctor away. | Grammar |
| I eat an apple a days (day) | He visits the classroom three times a weeks. | Grammar |
| He has much (a lot of) money | Five dollars is much money. | Grammar |
| Bob's and I's (my) car | David and I's cat chased the dog. | Grammar |
| Bob's and I's (my) car | David and I's cat chased the dog. | Grammar |
| Bob's and I's (my) car | David's and I's cat chased the dog. | Grammar |
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