PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --In this digital age, we're more likely to text and tweet than to talk. Are we forgetting to use proper grammar? For years, we've been told that poor grammar can cost you an ...
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 ...
The ad that started it all. Burger King touts its Whopper Jr. with a single open quote instead of the correct apostrophe. (John Kelly/The Washington Post) Perspective by John Kelly Have you ever ...
<p>The old joke goes this way. Two school teachers were discussing academics. One, a math teacher, asked the other, a language arts teacher, "Which is correct? Two and two are four or two and two is ...
Proper grammar is important, but sometimes grammar checkers and proofreading aren't enough. If you aren't sure about a preferred phrasing, try using Google to see what's popular. Over at Problogger, ...
Q: My letter has nothing to do with a medical problem – just a response to something I read in your column. Kudos for re-sponding to the grammar question the way you did (agreement of pronouns in ...
Regardless of their age, people care a lot about grammar. In a Harris Poll for Dictionary.com, 59 percent of respondents said improper grammar is their biggest annoyance when it comes to the English ...
Today I begin the online publication of a new unwritten book titled “The Glamour of Grammar.” Depending on your point of view, “Glamour” will be a prequel or sequel to “Writing Tools” and will be ...
The most-followed Democratic presidential candidate has the least grammatically correct Facebook supporters, according to a new online study from Grammarly. Hillary Clinton’s supporters made the most ...
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