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Do You Know That It Is Wrong To Say “All Things Being Equal”? In this post, we share more accurate information on what to say instead.

 

It’s quite normal to make mistakes while speaking the English language. There are some words and phrases being misused when speaking the language.

In today’s article, we will be looking at some English phrases and how to best use them.

The first phrase to look at is ; “All things being equal“.

It is wrong to say “All things being equal”, the correct way to say it is “All other things being equal”.

The statement by Ceteris Paribus is used used to say what should happen if two situations, products, etc., are different in a specified way but not in other ways.

Ceteris paribus or caeteris paribus is a Latin phrase meaning “with other things the same” or “all other things being equal or held constant.” A prediction or a statement about a causal, empirical, or logical relation between two states of affairs is ceteris paribus via acknowledgement that the prediction, although usually accurate in expected conditions, can fail or the relation can be abolished by intervening factors.

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For example, Other things being equal, Arsenal will not play UEFA Champions League next season.

The word “Other” is enough to complete the statement than the word “All”

It Is Wrong To Say “All Things Being Equal”, Say This Instead

Here are five other phrases most people get it wrong when using them.

1. First-come, first-serve
It should actually be “served.” Without the d, the phrase above suggests that the first individual who arrives will be the one who serves everyone, which is not the idiom’s intent.

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2. I could care less

Think about this one for a minute. The way it’s written above suggests you possess care which still could be allocated to the situation in question. “I couldn’t care less” is correct because it communicates that “I have no more care to give

3. Irregardless

This is not a word. It’s simply “regardless,” as in “Regardless of what you think about grammar, you’ll look silly if you use it incorrectly.”

4. “I” as the last word in a sentence.

This mistake is remarkably common, yet a correct example would be “Rexbank talked with Asare and me.” The trick to getting this one straight is to take the other person’s name out of the sentence and see if your personal pronoun choice still sounds right. “Rexbank talked with I” is awkward and incorrect.

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5. “Me” as the first word in a sentence.

I hear people saying things such as “Me and Rexbank met at the mall this morning” all the time, even though it’s always wrong. “Rexbank and I met at the mall this morning” is correct.

 

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