Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

I Cannot Tell a Lie (but I Can Mislead)! And Sometimes People Do It With Percentages.

Apr 8, 2022

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The Essence of Plausible Deniability

03:24

The Difference Between Lying and Misleading

02:28

How to Use Percents in a Sentence

02:39

Introduction

2min

The Difference Between Lying and Misleading

2min

The Essence of Plausible Deniability

3min

I've Been Misled and Then Jersks

2min

Monday Dot Com Work OS

2min

How to Use Percents in a Sentence

3min

How to Write Out a % Change

2min

Podcasting for Dummies - Chuck Tamasse

2min

870. We look at the linguistic difference between lying and misleading, and then because people often lie with numbers, we look at the difference between "percent" and "percentage" and how to use them.

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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

I Cannot Tell a Lie (but I Can Mislead)! And Sometimes People Do It With Percentages.

The Essence of Plausible Deniability

The Difference Between Lying and Misleading

How to Use Percents in a Sentence

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