In response to my column highlighting amusing errors, a reader questioned my emphasis on proper grammar. "I enjoy reading your column," he wrote, "and I do try to write succinctly. However, in this ...
From confusing "your" and "you're" to saying "I have saw," these language errors collected from social media posts reveal ...
What are some sentence and grammar hacks that can make people more effective writers? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and ...
According to Erica Meltzer, our kids aren't being taught grammar effectively in our schools... so she wrote a book to help! The author of "How to Write for Class: a Student's Guide to Grammar, ...
The University of Washington, Tacoma’s Writing Center now instructs students that expecting proper grammar from others perpetuates racism and “unjust language structures.” A cadre of staffers at ...
Raise your hand if you liked sentence diagramming in school. Is your hand raised? If so: Really? Ew. For normal-ish people, diagramming, if not always a fun exercise, is one of many tools to help ...
John McWhorter, a contributing editor at The New Republic and TheRoot.com, is the author of "What Language Is (And What It Isn't and What It Could Be)." August 13, 2012 All will agree that we must ...