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A Quick Review on Verb-Usage for Busy People

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You want to comment on your friend’s latest post but you feel that it is such an effort to spontaneously say your piece, so you just let it pass.  Why?  You know exactly what to say but you have trouble expressing it.  You’ll have to spend time to  think   and rethink about the accuracy of your grammar and it’ll really take another few minutes of your most precious time.  Or you’re getting more frustrated today, as the memo you were tasked to distribute was again returned and edited by your boss for grammar mistakes.  Here’s a quick review of what to look out for when you’re trying to write.                Learning correct grammar takes time – you have to learn structure, subject-verb agreements, article usage, antecedent agreements and all that.     But since you are not there to write for a teacher or for a strict grammarian at that, let’s keep it simple.   Your intended audience aren’t there to critique your work, but to understand what you’re trying to say.   However, they would n