Category: Editing
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Unique means “one-of-a-kind.” Something cannot be the most one-of-a-kind or very one-of-a-kind, as in the incorrect phrase “very unique.” Something is either unique or it’s not. You cannot modify an absolute. Originally created by Mary-Agnes Welch, David Jón Fuller, and Julie Carl.
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I’m going to tell you whether to use the word incredulous or incredible — but first, an explanation. A few years ago, as a member of the style committee at the Winnipeg Free Press, I worked on a series of posts on misused words, grammar mixup and other style problems. Editor Julie Carl, reporter Mary-Agnes…
