Grammar Usage- Day 3

different from, different than
In general, use the first expression
Tonight’s newscaster is different from last night’s.

emigrate, immigrate
Emigrate means “to move from one country to another” OUT
Immigrate means “to enter a country to settle there” IN
Use emigrate from and immigrate to

farther, further
farther is used with physical distance.
further is used to show time, depth, degree.

fewer, less
Use fewer with nouns that can be counted
Use less with nouns that cannot be counted and with figures that represent a single amount of quantity
There are fewer icicles and less ice on the roof than last year.
There is less written about John Hersey than about Pearl Buck.
You have fewer tests today than I have.

good, well
Good is an adjective
Well is an adverb. When referring to health, use well.

had of
Use only had with a past participle

hanged, hung
Used hanged to mean “put to death by hanging”
Use hung in all other cases
We hung from the tree by our knees.

in, into, in to
In means “inside” or “within” and into indicates movement or direction from outside to inside
In to combines an adverb with a preposition and is different from both.
Bring the employees in to meet the new boss.

irregardless, regardless
Always use regardless
To use ir- and –less together forms a double negative