Anxious “Anxious” means “worried or uneasy,” but it has often been used somewhat interchangeably with the word “eager,” to…
Trent Armstrong (our former Modern Manners Guy) sent me a picture of a sign that mixed up the words “personal”…
If you want a simple rule, the difference between “less” and “fewer” is straightforward: The traditional advice is that “fewer”…
Some of the most difficult questions I get are from non-native English speakers who want to know why we use…
Grammar Girl: What’s your favorite word and why? NH: “Perfidious.” It’s just sounds so good. I managed to use it…
Since 2006, Mignon Fogarty, also known as Grammar Girl, has delivered trusted tips and fun facts about the English language…
Recently, you heard me talk about a “king-size” mattress from Casper, and that reminded me that a listener named Louie…
The name of the coronavirus disease that emerged in late 2019 is not capitalized because most disease names aren’t unless…
Should you start a sentence with “there is” or “there are”? Have you ever heard it’s bad to start…
Today I’m going to beg the question. When I do radio interviews, callers often ask me about the phrase “begs…