Published on
June 24, 2024
by
Tom Challenger, BA
Revised on
November 11, 2025
Genuflect is a verb meaning “to bend your knee” (e.g., as an act of worship inside a Christian church).
It is also used figuratively to mean “pleasing someone in a way that shows a lack of respect for yourself.”
Examples of genuflect in a sentenceHer mother frowned at her because she forgot to genuflect before taking her seat in church.
You’re going to have to genuflect before him if you want him to agree.
She is a genius who refuses to genuflect at the altar of convention.
Genuflect is split into three syllables with the stress on the first syllable: [jen-yoo-flekt]. The first two syllables are pronounced in the same way as in the word “genuine.”
Published on
June 19, 2024
by
Tom Challenger, BA
Revised on
November 11, 2025
The adjectivefacetious means “humorous in an inappropriate way or at an inappropriate time.” It is often used to criticize someone or something (e.g., to say that a person is treating a serious issue in an unserious way).
It is also used less critically to mean “funny and not serious.”
Examples: Facetious in a sentenceI thought that was a really facetious remark that Alberto made in the meeting.
You don’t really mean that, do you? You’re just being facetious, right?
I love to read her newspaper columns; they’re just so wonderfully facetious.
Published on
June 17, 2024
by
Tom Challenger, BA
Revised on
November 12, 2025
When introducing yourself in an email, you need to choose an appropriate:
Greeting (e.g., “Dear Mr. Chan”)
Sign-off (e.g., “Best regards”)
Level of formality
These will depend on the purpose of the email and whether you know the name of the person who will read it. You can craft the perfect message for any occasion with QuillBot’s AI Email Generator, personalized for your audience.
Introductory emails also use a lot of fixed phrases (e.g., “looking forward to hearing from you”), which mainly come at the start and end of the correspondence.
Published on
June 14, 2024
by
Tom Challenger, BA
Revised on
November 11, 2025
Indubitably means “certainly” or “without question.”
It is an adverb with the same root as the adjective “indubitable.”
“Indubitably” is not commonly used in modern English and is perceived as being very formal. In speech, it can be used as an interjection if someone is being facetious or putting on airs.
The opposite of “indubitably” is “dubitably,” which is very rarely used in modern English.
Indubitably: Examples in a sentenceIndubitably Miss Smith! The man is surely a fool.
The artist’s work is indubitably groundbreaking.
The consequences will indubitably be felt for years to come.
It is indubitably the case that many questions have been left hanging in the air.
The placement of a comma with the word “however” depends on its function in the sentence. When “however” is used to introduce a clause or sentence, it is followed by a comma. When used in the middle of a sentence to indicate a contrast, it’s set off by commas before and after.
Examples: Comma before or after however
Start of sentence/clause
Inflation is relatively high. However, other economic signs are positive.
Inflation is relatively high; however, other economic signs are positive.
Middle of sentence/clause
Inflation is relatively high. Other economic signs, however, are positive.
End of sentence/clause
Inflation is relatively high. Other economic signs are positive, however.
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Anytime and any time are pronounced in the same way but used to express different grammatical meanings.
Anytime (written as one word) is an adverb that means “whenever.” It also functions as a subordinating conjunction to mean “whenever.”
Any time (two separate words) functions as a noun phrase that means “any amount of time.” It can also be used as part of the prepositional phrase “at any time” to mean “at an unpredictable time” or “whenever.”
Examples: Anytime in a sentence
Examples: Any time in a sentence
We can meet anytime on monday.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch anytime.
Anytime I want to do my washing, someone is using the machine.
Published on
May 15, 2024
by
Tom Challenger, BA
Revised on
December 31, 2025
A coordinating conjunction is a type of conjunction used to connect two words, phrases or clauses that are grammatically equal. There are seven coordinating conjunctions in the English language. You can remember these using the mnemonic FANBOYS: “for,” “and,” “nor,” “but,” “or,” “yet,” and “so.”
These words can have other functions, but “and,” “but,” and “or” are mainly used as coordinating conjunctions.
Coordinating conjunctions indicate the relationship between the elements they connect, such as addition (“and”), contrast (“but”), choice (“or”), and result (“so”).
Knowing about coordinating conjunctions helps us to use commas correctly.
Coordinating conjunction examplesHe doesn’t like fish and chips.
