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Even award-winning authors have grammar preferences and peeves. When reading a great book by a great author, do you —…
A Twitter meme about the difference between sci-fi and fantasy is bringing me joy this week. For example, Amy Louise…
When adults are ambushed with the concept of grammar, for example, when they meet someone who goes by the name…
The following is an article version of the Curious State episode of the same name, edited for content and reading clarity. You can…
“Backward” and “backwards” can both be adjectives and adverbs, so you can say, “Squiggly jumped backward when Aardvark shouted, ‘Boo!’”—that’s…
When you’re writing a title, you’re confronted with a shocking number of formatting options. How you decide to handle capitalization…
From our automatic “thank you” as we grab our caramel latte at Starbucks to the genuine “thank you” when a…
Today we’re going to see if we are allowed to “drive slow” instead of “slowly.” May we “jump high” or…
Researching the word “funnest” and its close relation “funner” turned out to be a lot less fun than I had…
Today’s topic is the difference between abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms. It’s kind of an extension of the last episode,…