Posted on 10/04/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Perhaps you’ve been using “while” and “although” interchangeably, or perhaps you’re like Mignon Fogarty and have cringed at such usage...
Posted on 09/04/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
It’s easy to guess why Grammar Girl has chosen three recent word-choice topics to expound upon. “Gantlet” versus “gauntlet” and...
Posted on 07/31/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Grammar Girl’s recent discussion of whether to use “re-enter” or “reenter” left at least one reader unsatisfied. Specifically, he wondered...
Posted on 07/26/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
In the past few months, you’ve probably noticed a dramatic uptick in the use of "Black" versus "black" when referring...
Posted on 07/21/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
What’s the secret to an adrenaline-spiking action scene? Well-rounded characters! Okay, so we’re oversimplifying Joshua Essoe’s interview on the fine...
Posted on 07/07/2020 at 11:15 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
We shared controversial language news on our reader blog yesterday (and made sure it was seen by posting it on...
Posted on 02/20/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Today is National Love Your Pet Day, so it makes perfect sense that we’d share a dog-related editing tip. Grammar...
Posted on 02/11/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Confession: We’ve at least once rephrased a social media post, out of fear we’d mix up “uninterested” and “disinterested.” Yes,...
Posted on 01/30/2020 at 02:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
It strikes us as funny that there’s such strong opinion over a phrase used to indicate a lack of interest....
Posted on 12/06/2019 at 10:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Grammar Girl’s latest episode is clearly inspired by the holiday card season, but authors are likely to use it year...
