English Grammar
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Parts of Speech - Pronouns
This is an article about Parts of Speech. The last article I wrote was about nouns. This one is about pronouns.
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Parts of Speech Series - Part One - Nouns
This is an article that is the start of a series of articles on the Parts of Speech. In this article we cover Nouns.
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A Creative Way to Teach English
This is an article on how to be creative in teaching English.
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Troublesome Word Pairs
This is an article on troublesome word pairs: affect/effect; there/their; two/to/too; its/it's; here/hear; who/whom; accept/except; desert/dessert; who/whom; accept/except; desert/dessert; lay/lie; lose/loose; set/sit
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Developing Your Vocabulary
This article provides ideas on how to develop your vocabulary. By developing your vocabulary, you will increase your spelling, English, and writing skills.
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Are We Moving Closer to Newspeak?
In Orwell's *1984,* Newspeak was seen as a communication ideal. How close are we to its tenets?
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Still Have Writer-Types to Buy For?
Some suggestions for those last-minute gifts for your favorite wordsmith
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What's it Called When We Get a Word from a Person's Name?
An eponym!
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In Case the Pope is on Your Christmas Card List This Year . . .
Formal salutations (or, when "dear" just won't do)
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Dashing Through the Snow
What is the difference between a dash and a hyphen? What the heck is an em-dash?
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Is This What They Mean By "Revisionist History"?
History students' spelling and factual errors . . . I can't decide if this is funny or sad!
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Don't Forget These Rules for Writers
(If you haven't yet seen this treasure, enjoy!)
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The Dictionary: What's in it for You?
It's not just for Scrabble!
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Fun with Words in the News
Mistakes or other misplacements that make "Headlines"
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You Can Quote Me
Or, should you be using italics instead of quotation marks? Here's how to tell.
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"Can You Just Proof This Real Quick?"
There IS a difference between proofreading and copy editing. Do you know what it is?
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Janus Words
They mean one thing AND its opposite!
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What It All Amounts To
Adverbs of quantity
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Beyond Foot/Feet and Man/Men
Irregular plural forms
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The Good, The Better, and The Best
When to use comparatives and superlatives
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Sorrow That Will Live in Infamy
September 11, 2001
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English Courses 101
It's back-to-school time!
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Raise, Rise, Lie, Lay . . . Let's Call the Whole Thing Off!
Or, let's learn which is right in which circumstance for these commonly confused verb pairs . . .
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A Word in Spanish (or French or Latin...)
Should you take carte blanche with words and phrases that are all Greek to you?
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Hyphenmania
How to handle those hyphens
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I Stand Corrected, Sort Of
But "till" is STILL going to be a pet peeve for me!
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Give a Run-On the Brush-Off
Run-on sentences are easy to correct!
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Answering Reader Mail: Who and Whom
Hope this will help the rest of you as well!
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Those Two Pesky Letters
When you can get rid of "of"
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I'd Like to Contest the Outcome of this Contest
... and other common heteronyms
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Have You Been Paying Attention?
Check the state of your grammar gumption with a pop quiz!
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Featured Celebrity Grammar Gaffe
Starring John Travolta and the term "myriad"
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Double or Nothing?
Those pesky words with double letters
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'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy
You've heard wrong!
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A Horse of a Different Colour
Spelling differences between British English and American English
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Profile of a Serial Comma
It's stalking a sentence near you (or, at least, it should be)
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In or Out?
Where does end-of-sentence punctuation go when you are using quotation marks?
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Mood Swings
The subjunctive mood: A little-known concept in everday English
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Commonly Misspelled Words, S-Y
Finally! The end of a series!
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Commonly Misspelled Words, N-R
And the list goes on...
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Commonly Misspelled Words, H-M
More victims of mangled spelling
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Commonly Misspelled Words, A-G
It can happen to you! It happens to lots of people . . .
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A Bitter End?
When is it okay to end a sentence with a preposition?
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Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Participles
They're fodder for stand-up comedy in the English department
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Time Change
Conventions to follow when indicating time
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Over-Possessive
Unless you are noting that something belongs to someone,
avoid using apostrophe-"s"!
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Oxymorons
"Moron" being the key term!
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Watching Your Figure(s)
Usage reminders for numbers
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A Dash of This and a Dash of That
When to use hypens and dashes
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You're Not All That
When titles should and shouldn't be capitalized
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A Negative Attitude
All about double negatives
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Commonly Confused Words, Part 3
The finale!
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Commonly Confused Words, Part 2
("Part 2" says it all, doesn't it?)
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Commonly Confused Words, Part 1
When to use what, and where
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Time to Prune the Deadwood
Impressive? Or just trying to sound that way?
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The Lowdown on Plurals
A basic primer on making more than one
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Don't Be Such An Idiom!
Not to be taken literally, idioms confuse those who are trying to learn a foreign language.
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All Together, Now!
A collection of collective nouns
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Top Gift Ideas for the Grammar Guru (and Other Writer-Types)
Happy Holidays 2000!
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You Say "Jersey Tomayto," I say "Jersey Tomahto"
Are we all really speaking English?
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"If You Don't Stand for Something, You'll Fall for Anything" *
Acronyms don't have this problem ... they always stand for something!
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Silent Knight
Why do we use letters that aren't pronounced?
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Schoolhouse Rocks!
Repetition, songs, mnemonics, do what you have to do to remember grammar rules.
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i.e. vs. e.g.
Only one of these is correct, i.e., the right one to use.
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The Perils of Spell Czech
Over-reliance on technology may leave you looking allot less intelligent than you maybe.
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Why Does S/he Get Offended When We Talk About Him/Her?
Political correctness and grammatical correctness cause quite a clash when it comes to gender-specific pronouns.
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Web Words
With the advent of a whole new world on the World Wide Web, there is some confusion concerning the correct version of "newfangled" words.
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How to Speak Better, Win Friends, and Influence People
Open your mouth and others are open to interpretation of your intelligence level and educational background. Why not make a good impression?
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Tautology: Saying the Same Thing 2x Times
Let me reiterate again: Don't repeat what you've already said!
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What the Heck is a Malapropism?
"Le mot juste" is the French term for "the right word." Our term for "the wrong word" comes from the French as well. Read on!
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It's Not "Its", it's "IT'S"!
Is your/you're problem choosing the write/right homophone? What is a homophone? See here/hear to be in the no/know!
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British English vs. American English
America and Britain: You may think we speak the same language, but think again!
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