In elementary school, we learn to say “John and I” all the time. It’s formal. It’s polite. It’s right.
Or is it?
Actually, using and I when talking about being with another person isn’t always the right choice. It is often instinctual to use and I, since it was drilled into our heads throughout school, but sometimes, the correct term is and me. *Gasp* Yes; it’s true – you can use and me sometimes and be grammatically correct!
But when?

Use and I when it is the subjects of the sentence. My fellow writers and I hate grammar mistakes.
Use and me when it …read more

It’s hard to remember when to use its and when to use it’s. One means it is or it has and the other make it possessive. But which one is which?

It’s should be used to refer to it is or it has. It’s a contraction.
Its should be used as a possessive form of it. Its lack of apostrophe is important.

How can you remember this? It can be tricky. Here’s how I do it:
It’s (it is or it has) uses an apostrophe. In contractions like don’t and can’t use the apostrophe to replace a letter. The same is true for it’s. …read more

Many people mix up fewer and less. These words are pretty easy to understand, though, once someone actually tells you the rule. Maybe high schools these days aren’t teaching this rule?

Use fewer when you can count the item.
Use less when you cannot count the item.

Simple, huh? So, you’d say, “John has fewer toys than Joe.” You’d also say “It rains less in Arizona than in Florida.” Less also applies to emotions and other things you can’t see or touch.
You have fewer shoes, but less happiness. You have fewer pillows, but less sleep.You have fewer watches, but less time.
Easy enough – …read more