Posted on December 8, 2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
We all remember what a pronoun is, but do you remember what an antecedent is? More importantly, do you know...
Posted on December 5, 2018 at 1:45 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Blond? Or blonde? The answer, as with many language-related question, is that it depends. Grammar Girl tackles this issue and...
Posted on October 24, 2018 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Confession: If we’re unsure about correct grammar, we’ll often just rephrase the sentence. But sometimes that’s not practical ... and...
Posted on October 22, 2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
As we were checking out Grammar Girl’s latest tips for writers, we found a useful post for readers as well....
Posted on October 22, 2018 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Sometimes the language rules we were taught as kids turn out to have been a bit oversimplified, especially if your...
Posted on September 26, 2018 at 1:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Outside of the Fussy world, I volunteer at Girls on the Run, a healthy-choices program for girls ages eight to...
Posted on September 4, 2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Oftentimes, as native speakers, we have a sense for what sounds right but can’t explain why a particular phrasing does...
Posted on September 1, 2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The good news about this Grammar Girl post: It doesn’t alert you to something ungrammatical you’re doing. The bad news:...
Posted on August 29, 2018 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
We admit it — we often have to look up whether “rack” or “wrack” is correct. If you’re like us,...
Posted on July 22, 2018 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty received some unexpected feedback from her episode on aggravate versus irritate. It wasn’t questions or arguments,...
