WHEN TO USE WHO INSTEAD OF WHOMfrom 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / english )Almost everyone uses the word "whom" incorrectly. "Whom" is ONLY correct when following a preposition as in "of whom," "to whom," "from whom," etc. That is the ONLY time you use "whom" instead of "who." And, yes, even your English... read more WHAT IS TITLE CASE?from 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / english )This might be useful: title-case-capitalization Title case is one of the conventions used for capitalizing the words in a title, subtitle, heading, or headline: capitalize the first word, the last word, and all major words i... 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-breeds Do not routinely capitalize the names of dog breeds. Many breed names are composed of proper nouns that you capitalize like Boston and generic terms (like retri... read more SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ONLINEfrom 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 COMPLAINTfrom 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 RANTfrom 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 RANTfrom 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... read more |