Reactions to last week’s post on the “me and someone” construction have been various but predictable, one commenter stoutly refusing to countenance “bad grammar,” another sniffing that corruptions ...
Now don’t get scared. We won't start drilling you on “who” vs. “whom,” conjugations, and gerunds. You can relax. We’ll take a much more practical approach, and we won’t use any strange words. Promise.
Do you remember being taught you should never start your sentences with "And" or "But"? What if I told you that your teachers were wrong and there are lots of other so-called grammar rules that we've ...
It’s science: Hearing bad grammar raises our stress level. I always knew this implicitly, but a recent study from the University of Birmingham shows this explicitly. In a small sample of 41 British ...
Dear Amy: I have a co-worker who has terrible grammar. Sure, we all make grammar mistakes from time to time, but his is really bad all the time and people are starting to laugh at him or make glances ...
A seemingly innocent grammar question aimed at 11-year-old school children has sparked a surprising amount of attention online. Bad grammar isn't just a minor annoyance, it can actually be bad for you ...
I'd like to tell you that reading this column will make you feel better, and that might not just be wishful thinking. It might, however, offer the equivalent of patting you on the hand and assuring ...
Eons ago, someone gave me a small yellow object to hang on my wall. It proclaimed, “I am silently correcting your grammar.” It was the perfect gift. In fact, I still have it. Grammar is a big deal to ...
Does grammar matter? And did you have a teacher in your youth who insisted on drumming the rules of good grammar into you—and was that teacher on the stern and grumpy side of the instructional ...
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