Starting a Sentence with a Conjunction: Right or Wrong? Good 'Subpar' and Bad 'Subpar.'
How Long Is a Good Sentence? 'Cord' or 'Chord'? Grumple.
What Made 'Friends' Funny. How Cicadas Got Their Name. Dog Replacer.
Is 'Graduated College' Wrong? Five Wonderful Latin Phrases.
'Bring,' 'Take,' and 'Carry.' 'The Queen's Gambit.' Sweepy Thing.
Writing Dialogue. 'Associate Degree' or 'Associate's Degree'? Wiffy.
'Ketchup' or 'Catsup'? How to Punctuate Questions. Gmoing Gmoing.
What Does ‘Op-Ed’ Really Mean? The Perfect Paragraph Length. Items.
The Intrusive "Of." What Makes English Weird.
How to Write Faster. The Origin of the Odd Letter W
'Borrow' and 'Lend.' When to Use 'Nor.' Boncho.
Squirrelly Animal Verbs. 'People,' 'Peoples,' and 'Persons': Why It Matters.
A vast number of words have surprising origins. We talked about some today, including "scientist," "impressionist," "beatnik," and "paradigm."
'Normalcy' or 'Normality'? A Punctuation Question from a Famous Movie Line. Taco Cats.
It's Not Just March. Other Months Have 'Ides' Too! Are You on the Pig's Back Today?
813 - The History of National Grammar Day. My Favorite Resources. Anniversity
812 - Kibosh. Sidekicks. Misolation.
811 - Inigo Montoya and Coining Phrases. 'Dose' or 'Dosage'?
810 - Words out of Time. Why 'OK' Is OK.
809 - Rethink Descriptions Like 'Diabetic.' The Wonderful World of Italics,
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