This was a post on Facebook.

This is both a pronunciation and spelling issue. From hearing the mispronunciation, many assume that the word is “Chester drawers” (as if Chester were a brand name) and write it as such. But it is actually three words: “chest of drawers” (a chest made up of several drawers).

The candidate’s words do not jive with his record.

Have you ever written or said this? You may not have realized that what you should have used is the word jibe. The sentence should be as follows:

The candidate’s words do not jibe with his record.

Jibe means to agree or be in accord. Some people are not aware that jive and jibe have distinct meanings, so it’s not unusual for jive to be used incorrectly in a sentence like the one above.

What, then, is jive? Jive, in the verb form, means to tease (not a common usage, in my opinion) or to dance the jive.

Because the point is the saving of daylight, it seems more correct for it to be Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight Savings Time.  (There are not multiple savings.) The singular is the original form and seems to be the standard. However, it’s common for the plural form to be used. Savings is often heard when the time change is mentioned by the media or in conversation. And sometimes Savings is even printed on calendars.

Is a while (written as two words) correct, or should it be awhile (written as one word)? Both forms are correct, though it depends on how each is used in a sentence.

Object of a preposition:
A while (two words) should be used when while is serving as the object of a preposition:
Stay for a while. (For is the preposition.)

Adverb:
Awhile (one word) should be the choice when being used as an adverb in a sentence:
Stay awhile.

Though there is a difference between the two forms, it’s common to see them used interchangeably.

Dark clouds and wind often precede a thunderstorm.

Proceed is to move forward or continue.

After presenting your boarding pass and ID, you may proceed to the plane.

Susan, Bob, and myself attended the event together.

In the example sentence above, myself isn’t referring to I somewhere else in the sentence, so the use of the reflexive myself is grammatically incorrect, and I should be used instead of myself. The following are examples of myself used correctly. In each example, myself is referring back to I used earlier in the sentence:

I went to the event by myself.

I reward myself with a dessert after a hard gym workout.

My sister travels overseas frequently, though I myself have never traveled outside the United States. (In this example, myself is used for emphasis.)