An English teacher living in Jerusalem wrote to ask me to resolve a dispute about a test question. Someone had set a correct/incorrect test on the preterite (the simple past, e.g. took) vs. the ...

When it comes to correcting grammar in a piece of writing, it can be an arduous task for man or machine. While spellcheckers are a dime-a-dozen and work pretty swimmingly, grammar checkers often fail ...

Ever made a typo in an email so bad that your life flashed before your eyes as you sent it? Worry not, Google’s making sure it doesn’t happen again with a new update for Gmail that’ll point out basic ...

When I went to school as a boy 66 years ago or so (I know, I’m old, so anything I would have to say can be ignored), I went to grammar school, not just today’s grade school. Correct usage was further ...

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Misplaced apostrophes’, passive voice being used, and sentence fragments. We’ve all experienced the frustration of witnessing infuriating grammar faux pas. I’ve often found myself internally rolling ...