One thing I see often while editing client documents is that people don’t seem to know when to use a comma. I thought I’d take today’s post to quickly outline when you should use the comma. Here are 8 instances when you should use commas and a couple of examples for each. If you stick to… Continue reading 8 times when you should use a comma
Category: Grammar
30 words you’re probably getting wrong
One of the the things about social media is that it has brought to light how poor some people’s grammar is. Perhaps even more of an issue is how acceptable poor grammar seems to be. As a result, I thought I’d pull from the archives some old posts showing some of the words that people… Continue reading 30 words you’re probably getting wrong
Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces
You’re probably well versed in how to use those sideways eyebrow thingies, better known as parentheses. First, remember that a pair of them is called parentheses, whereas a single one is a parenthesis. Red the rest of the article at Grammar Girl : Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces
When to use female nouns
The troublesome cases are when we have one term that can refer to either sex, and another that refers only to women. Take the word “author.” It can refer to men or women in a sentence like “Our agency represents many authors.” But if you use “author” to refer to writers of either sex, and… Continue reading When to use female nouns
Difference between “A While” vs. “Awhile”
A while is a time, a noun. The article a before while is a sure sign that you’re dealing with a noun. Awhile means for a time and it’s an adverb. Read the rest at Grammar Girl : “A While” Versus “Awhile”
Dashes, Parentheses, and Commas
In general, you can think of parentheses, commas, and dashes as a continuum of marks. Parentheses are the quiet whisper of an aside, commas are the conversational voice of a friend walking by your desk, and dashes are the yowl of a pirate dashing into a fray. Read more at Dashes, Parentheses, and Commas
Difference between emigrate and immigrate
This is part of the difference between series. Recently, someone asked me to explain difference between the words emigrate and immigrate. Here’s the difference between the two.
Bad vs. Badly
Not only is Donald Trump not very nice, but he’s also wrong. “I feel bad” is perfectly acceptable. In fact, it’s the best way to say it. Poor Cyndi Lauper. Read more at Grammar Girl : Bad Versus Badly
Bad Versus Badly
Not only is Donald Trump not very nice, but he’s also wrong. I feel bad is perfectly acceptable. In fact, it’s the best way to say it. Poor Cyndi Lauper. Read more at Grammar Girl : Bad Versus Badly
Conjunctions and pronouns
The following is a reader submission. I found your article on “I am heâ€, and hoped you could settle variations on that. I believe it is “She and I went to …â€. Subjective form, but with first person last. And then “He gave it to herâ€. But can it ever be the compound “her and… Continue reading Conjunctions and pronouns