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Should you put a comma before Jr. or not? You see it both ways. Using a comma is an older…
The Brothers Grimm are known for their fairy tales. They also wrote a German dictionary and grammar books. Jacob Grimm…
Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear on a hunting trip. A Brooklyn, NY, company heard the story and made…
Why did the AP style guide say it’s OK to write “Some student forgot their backpack” but suggests that writers…
Can you believe it’s already 2023? I feel like I hadn’t even gotten used to calling it 2022 yet. But…
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…