Ya Shank: The Made-Up Swear Words of ‘The Maze Runner’ September 19, 2014 4-minute readInsults, swear words, and world-building for…
Words That Sound Funny Use these tricks to get a laugh. By Kevin Cummings, Writing for Grammar Girl August 26,…
Word Choice for Creative Writing November 3, 2011 4-minute read“Dogs” or “mastiffs”? “Beer” or “ale”? It really does matter. 298…
Winter Weather Words: ‘Polar Vortex,’ ‘Bombogenesis,’ ‘Snowmageddon,’ and more By Samantha Enslen, Writing for Grammar Girl February 14, 2019 5-minute…
Why It’s Bridget Jones’s (not Jones’) Baby By Mignon Fogarty Grammar Girl September 15, 2016 Read time: 2-minI almost forgot…
Why Do People Say Punctuation Out Loud? October 16, 2014 11-minute readSyelle Graves explains why people say things such as…
Why Do People Say ‘A-Whole-Nother’? June 20, 2014 9-minute readSyelle Graves investigates why people say “a-whole-nother.” It’s the same reason…
Whose for Inanimate Objects Can you use “whose” to refer to inanimate objects? By Bonnie Mills, Writing for Grammar Girl…
When Does “Grown Up” Need a Hyphen? Grammar tips, Hollywood style. By Mignon Fogarty Grammar Girl October 17, 2011 1-minute…
What Is the Plural of Scissors? Pants, measles, and scissors. By Sal Glynn, Writing for Grammar Girl February 6, 2009…