Nonplussed – English editing.
In standard use nonplussed means ‘surprised and confused’, as in she was nonplussed at his eagerness to help out. In North America, English a new use has developed in recent…
None – English editing
Some language purists maintain that none can take a singular verb, never a plural one:none of them is coming tonight rather than none of them are coming tonight. There is…
Onto – English editing.
The preposition onto meaning ‘to a position on the surface of’, as in they fell off their stools onto the rough stone floor , has been widely written as one…