Archived Grammar Hints

The use, well, "overuse," of quotations (5-13-2008)

If I were a rich gal, Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum (2-11-2008)

Seeing the 'Lite' on Informal Spelling (12-18-2007)

Polishing the Pegs (12-07-2007)

Beware the 'Wherewolf' (10-12-2007)

Use of "Over" vs. "More Than" (07-26-2007)

The Forgotten Semicolon (10-20-2006)

Recency Attribution: Avoid It (02-17-2006)

When to use "e.g.," and "i.e.," (11-22-2005)

Is it all right? Or alright? (11-10-2005)

Starting and Ending With Prepositions and Conjunctions (11-04-2005)

My, My, Myriad Can be Adjective or Noun (10-20-2005)

Restrict Your Comma Use (10-07-2005)

E-prime (09-16-2005)

Use of "That" vs. "Which" (09-06-2005)

"Only": A Four-Letter Word That Creates Separation Anxiety (08-19-2005)

Be Careful when Affecting an Effect (07-15-2005)

On-Line Translation Services (07-08-2005)

Why Was the Road Crossed by the Chicken? (05-12-2005)

Get Your Ducks in a Row: The Value of Parallelism in Writing (05-05-2005)

Curious Nuance Between Because Of and Due To (04-25-2005)

Comprise (04-18-2005)

Putting Modifiers in their Rightful Places (04-04-2005)

Avoid using impact when you really mean influence. (03-28-2005)

It’s a honor to recognize an hero; The story of a vs. an (03-21-2005)

Fight Nominalization Disease (03-14-2005)

Simplifying “Utilize” to “Use” (02-28-2005)

 

 

 

 

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