It’s the time of year when I eat a lot more dessert than I usually do — the pies, the…
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…
Last week, I mentioned the concept of flat adverbs when we were talking about the word “funnest,” so today, we’ll…
Researching the word “funnest” and its close relation “funner” turned out to be a lot less fun than I had…