Tag Archives: Grammar

When it's time for a gentleman to get a haircut, would he go to a barber shop or barbershop? While one may be preferred, it depends.

Have you ever wondered about the expression involving taking something 'with a grain of salt'? Here's the story behind the curious phrase.

You have surely heard the phrase about 'getting down to brass tacks.' But what does that phrase mean and how did tacks get involved?

It's a phrase you have surely heard hundreds of times over the years, but when it's time to get to the point, do you end it with adieu or ado?

Each year, I try to craft a short list of what I consider the cream of this blog's annual crop. So here are my best posts of 2022.

It occurs to me that you can find plenty of ways to measure the passage of time. For Google, that involves examining 'The Year in Search.'

A recent post over at the social media platform Reddit set out to identify English's most annoying grammar mistakes. Here are the standouts.

As we edge closer to Dec. 25, I ask this simple question: Do we need a rule about whether you should use Christmas or Xmas for the holiday?

When faced with the decision to use wrong or wrongly in a sentence, can either one really be correct? Some rules aren't as clear as we'd like.

If you've never heard the curious term 'goblin mode,' you probably will soon, since the Oxford Dictionaries named it 2022's word of the year.

When you're referring to something that happens twice in the same year, are you talking about a biannual or biennial event?

For some who aren't as enthusiastic about grammar, terms like 'split infinitive' may very well prompt looks of confusion.

When selecting between 'just deserts' or 'just desserts' for a deserved outcome, I bet most would pick the wrong choice for the right reason.

When visiting your favorite fast-food restaurant, will you go through its drive-through or drive-thru lane to pick up a bite to eat?

One of the most basic rules of writing involves a requirement that writers should always use complete sentences. But this isn't always true.

If there's one thing people love, it's finding ways to break rules. But is the rule about ending sentences with prepositions valid?