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Why Are People Mean? And The Lowdown on Three Super Common Grammar Mistakes.

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In our Random Thought, we talk about why people are mean. The link to our source is at the end of these notes.All you all,I (Carrie) am the WORST copyeditor for my own work. I’ll admit it and that’s because as a writer, I’m too close to it to pick out my errors, right?That’s why it’s good to have other people read your stories before you put them out there.So, we (Carrie and Shaun) are going to talk about some grammar mistakes: three super common ones. Ready?1. Every day or everydayWhat the what, right? There’s a difference?Yes, yes, there is.Everyday when it’s all one word is an adjective. That means it’s describing something that happens all the time.Dreaming about manatees is an everyday occurrence for Carrie.Every day when it’s two separate words is an adverbial phrase. Doesn’t that sound fancy and terrifying? Adverbial phrase.It just means “each day.”Every day Carrie dreams about manatees.2. The magic apostropheI (Carrie) talk about apostrophes a lot and that’s because a lot of us just haven’t gotten the