Today’s topic is the difference between abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms. Abbreviations and acronyms Any shortened form of a word is…
Here’s a listener: Hi, Grammar Girl. This is Patti from Houston… Patti and her friends are debating about the serial…
Today’s topic is how to use the word however in a sentence. It’s probably more complicated than you think it…
When you use a string of adjectives, you often separate the adjectives with commas, as in “He is tall, dark,…
Today’s topic is whether — not rain or snow, but whether w-h-e-t-h-e-r, as in whether you like it or not,…
Today’s topic is whether it’s OK to begin a sentence with and, but, or or. The short answer is yes,…
Long Sentences My dad has a memorable poster in his bathroom: a diagram of a ridiculously long sentence by Marcel…
Today we’re going to get a bit negative by looking at the various times you can use the word “nor.”…
Nowadays, “people” is almost always the right choice when you are talking about more than one person. Some dictionaries don’t…
I always get a lot of questions about hyphens when I do my AP style webinars, and it’s not surprising…