4+ ‘Skeleton’ Idioms: Skeleton in the Closet, Skeleton Key, and More October 26, 2017 4-minute readEnglish has a surprising number…
Show Me Your Errors: Songs and Movies What would you add to Two Weeks Notice, My Big Fat Greek Wedding,…
Should You Call Someone a Diabetic or a Person with Diabetes? The way we refer to people with diseases or…
Scrabble Words November 21, 2013 4-minute readGuest writer Bonnie Trenga Mills takes us on a fun romp through some quirky…
Prepositions August 29, 2013 5-minute readThe fascinating history of English prepositions and a secret weapon to find the right one.…
Possessives March 29, 2012 5-minute readOddly, they aren’t just for possession. 315 GG Possessives Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio…
Placeholder Names: Thingamajigs, Doohickeys, and Whatchamacallits October 5, 2017 4-minute readWhen you don’t know the name for something, you need…
People Versus Entities Today we’re going to decide whether companies are people or things; in other words, whether you use…
‘People’ or ‘Persons’? Technically, “people,” “peoples,” and “persons” have different meanings. Here’s an overview which one you should use. By…
National Punctuation Day In honor of National Punctuation Day, Gerri Berendzen, a member of the American Copy Editors Society, shares her…