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WHEN TO USE WHO INSTEAD OF WHOM
from 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / english )

Almost everyone uses the word whom incorrectly. Whom is usually only correct when following a preposition as in of whom, to whom, from whom, etc. And, yes, even your English teacher probably gets it wrong. :) Who without the m is a perfectly valid word.... read more

WHAT IS TITLE CASE?
from 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / english )

This might be useful: title-case-capitalizationTitle case is one of the conventions used for capitalizing the words in a title, subtitle, he... read more

SHOULD I CAPITALIZE THAT DOG BREED NAME?
from 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / english )

In a word, no. See style.mla.org/capitalizing-names-of-dog-breedsDo not routinely capitalize the names of dog breeds. Many breed names are compo... read more

SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ONLINE
from 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / internet )

When is that spelling-and-grammar-checking feature coming to Facebook, Instagram, etc.? It's not that my own (or anyone's) grammar and punctuation are flawless (too many contradictory rules), but can we all at least try harder for the sake of being understood?... read more

ANOTHER GRAMMAR COMPLAINT
from 2018 in ( education / language / grammar / english )

I used to be able to spot junk email by its bad grammar, spelling and punctuation. Now, even legitimate emails often fail the test. It makes the grammar Nazi in me very sad. And, no, I'm not a fan of the Oxford comma.... read more

YET ANOTHER GRAMMAR RANT
from 2017 in ( education / language / grammar )

In addition to honoring our veteran's, how about if we honor our teachers who taught us punctuation, spelling, and the difference between possessive and plural? :)... read more

THIS WEEK'S LITERACY RANT
from 2017 in ( education / language / grammar / english )

OK, people, the word is led (when pronounced led) not lead unless you're referring to the metal. I'm not surprised to see this in social media where it's acceptable (cool, even) to be completely illiterate, but I keep seeing it in news articles written by supposed journalists... read more