AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
3min chapter
I Cannot Tell a Lie (but I Can Mislead)! And Sometimes People Do It With Percentages.
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
How to Use Percents in a Sentence
If there's no preposition or no object of the preposition after the word %, you've lost your clue. If the implied phrase is singular, use a singular verb and if it's plural, use a plural verb. The same rules i just told you apply when you're talking about a percentage of something - always singular. Stalgeds disagree about when you should use the word % or the symbol for the number.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode