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Meghan Jones

Meghan Jones

Meghan Jones

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Meghan Jones is a word nerd who has been writing for RD.com since 2017. You can find her byline on pieces about grammar, fun facts, the meanings of various head-scratching words and phrases, and more. Meghan graduated from Marist College with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2017; her creative nonfiction piece “Anticipation” was published in the Spring 2017 issue of Angles literary magazine.

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Misplaced Modifiers: The Grammar Mistake You Didn’t Know You Were Making

Why are misplaced modifiers such a common grammatical error? Plus, what's the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling modifier?
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How to Say “Hello” in 17 Different Languages

For World Hello Day, learn how to greet someone in Spanish, French, Japanese, and many more widely spoken languages.
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10 Things Polite People Don’t Do on Airplanes

When you're in travel mode, following your own schedule and keeping all sorts of little details straight, it can be easy to get absorbed in your own little world. But just because you're anxious to get to your destination doesn't mean you should abandon common decorum. Here are some behaviors that it's just polite for airplane passengers to avoid.