Tag Archives: Grammar

We see plenty of incidences of people using apostrophes in the wrong way. So it's time to discuss the rules for using them the right way.

You've surely heard the phrase in which someone asks or states that a popular trend of some kind 'is a thing.' I'm ready for it to go away.

Fans of Oxford Commas won't like this post, I'm sure. But while commas are critically important, some are more important than others.

When you take an object and deploy it for some purpose, do you use or utilize it? Some mistakenly believe the two words mean the same thing.

How do you decide whether to use because or due to when you're writing a sentence? I'd start by not listening to Grammarly.

Most people think they know the can answer correctly if they were asked, 'What does Wi-Fi stand for?' But you shouldn't be so sure.

The phrase 'one fell swoop' is a popular idiom that dates back hundreds of years. But its original meaning has shifted a bit.

A British student took action when she noticed a Wendy's fast food restaurant made an apostrophe error in their signage.

When you refer to that certain social platform these days, are you calling it Twitter or X? AP Style recently tackled that topic.

During the summer when more are on the road, we occasionally see a story about a crash involving a golf cart. But all aren't created equal.

Namesakes are people (or things) who have the same name as another. For this post, we'll focus on names that include Sr., Jr., III, etc.

When I was a kid, I wasn't a fan of pimento cheese sandwiches. That would eventually change. But should it be pimento or pimiento?

Of the various AP Style rules I teach new writers at my real job, one of the most consistently confusing rules involve street abbreviations.

Can you spot whether abbreviations are acronyms or initialisms? Many can't, even though we all encounter plenty of both regularly.

There's a well-known saying about music having charms that can soothe a savage something. But is it a savage beast or breast?

A joke about the national anthem is a good example of a mondegreen. It's something you may have experienced without knowing the term.