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‘Borrow’ or ‘Lend’?

By Brenda ThomasSeptember 26, 2023

Sometimes people run afoul of standard grammar if they use the word “borrow” when they should have used “lend” or…

Proofreading: 11 Tips to Trash Typos

By Mignon FogartySeptember 25, 2023

A listener named Andrea once had the job title of “scriptwriter,” which spellcheck didn’t like. She said in her annual…

Is ‘Preorder’ Redundant?

By Mignon FogartySeptember 24, 2023

My tip-a-day-book, “The Grammar Daily,” is coming out November 24, and I’m currently encouraging people to preorder it —  and…

When Is It OK to Write ‘Loosely’?

By Susan HermanSeptember 6, 2023

We recently published a podcast and article on our website about tight writing, and an astute listener asked a follow-up…

Where Did the @ Symbol Come From?

By Mignon FogartySeptember 5, 2023

How old is the @ symbol? Every source I found seemed to have a different date for the origin of…

What Is Subject-Complement Agreement?

By Bonnie MillsAugust 31, 2023

In today’s episode we’re going to answer some bizarre and puzzling questions: Can two people share a life? Can two…

‘Anxious’ or ‘Eager’?

By Mignon FogartyAugust 30, 2023

Anxious “Anxious” means “worried or uneasy,” but it has often been used somewhat interchangeably with the word “eager,” to mean…

How Do Hurricanes Get Their Names?

By Samantha EnslenAugust 29, 2023

The way things are going in the world, hurricanes this year could be joined by Godzilla or maybe even aliens.…

‘Personal’ Versus ‘Personnel’

By Mignon FogartyAugust 22, 2023

Trent Armstrong (our former Modern Manners Guy) sent me a picture of a sign that mixed up the words “personal”…

10 Tips for Tighter Writing

By Susan HermanAugust 9, 2023

Back in February, we published a podcast segment and article called How To Actually Improve Your Grammar, specifically your writing.…

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