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English Usage
Section overviewApostrophesApostrophe choices in contractions, possessives and commonly confused forms.5 reviewed guidesCommonly Confused WordsWord pairs and forms that are often mixed up.882 reviewed guidesGrammarSentence structure, agreement, pronouns, verbs and related grammar.1067 reviewed guidesHomophonesWords that share or nearly share pronunciation but differ in spelling or meaning.28 reviewed guidesPronunciationUsage distinctions where pronunciation materially affects the confusion or diagnosis.7 reviewed guidesRelative ClausesDefining, non-defining and other relative-clause choices.1 reviewed guideSpellingSpelling choices, variants and regional forms.346 reviewed guidesVerb FormsComparisons where tense, participles, or inflection determine the correct form.554 reviewed guidesVocabulary & UsageWord meanings, register, regional senses and usage boundaries that need more than a one-line dictionary gloss.120 reviewed guidesWord BoundariesChoices where spacing or joining words changes grammatical form or meaning.151 reviewed guides
Phrases & Idioms
Section overviewWork & EffortPhrases about effort, work, persistence and results.69 reviewed guidesCommunicationPhrases about speaking, reading, messages and understanding.156 reviewed guidesRisk & ChancePhrases about uncertainty, luck and taking chances.236 reviewed guidesRelationshipsPhrases about social bonds, trust and conflict.62 reviewed guidesCourage & DifficultyPhrases about facing hard, unpleasant or intimidating situations.69 reviewed guidesTime & FrequencyPhrases about rarity, repetition, waiting and the passage of time.33 reviewed guidesMoney & CostPhrases about price, expense, value and money.195 reviewed guidesHealth & FeelingPhrases about feeling well, illness, mood and physical condition.34 reviewed guidesEase & DifficultyPhrases about tasks being easy, hard, simple or demanding.20 reviewed guidesLuck & PerformancePhrases about luck, performance, preparation and success.25 reviewed guidesAccuracy & PrecisionPhrases about being exact, identifying the central point, and getting something precisely right.93 reviewed guidesDecisions & ResponsibilityPhrases about whose turn it is to decide, act, respond, or take responsibility.151 reviewed guidesSecrecy & DisclosurePhrases about secrets, concealment, revealing intentions and private information.18 reviewed guidesCompetition & CreditPhrases about recognition, ideas, advantage, rivalry and taking credit.20 reviewed guides
Writing & Style
Section overviewCapitalizationRules for capitalization and case selection.87 reviewed guidesMicrosoft Learn DocumentationContributor and authoring conventions specific to Microsoft Learn documentation.85 reviewed guidesProfessional EmailOpenings, closings, requests and other wording choices for professional email.292 reviewed guidesPunctuationPunctuation behavior in titles and headings.100 reviewed guidesStyle GuidesStyle-specific title and writing conventions.1126 reviewed guidesTechnical DocumentationPractical authoring conventions for documentation systems, structured docs, links, code, includes, Markdown and related technical-writing mechanics.85 reviewed guidesTitle CaseRules and conventions used when capitalizing titles and headings.81 reviewed guidesTone & EtiquetteContext-sensitive choices involving tone, politeness, directness and professional correspondence.187 reviewed guides