{"id":7728,"date":"2023-12-06T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7728"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:25:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:25:23","slug":"understanding-distributives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/understanding-distributives","title":{"rendered":"Understanding distributives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">It may not surprise you to know that any common word, phrase, or symbols in the English language likely has its own grammatical names, rules, and correct methods of usage. Chief among these are distributives, which encompass many words that you certainly have used before. 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