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The English spelling system is famous for not making sense. The phonetic ideal of having each letter represent exactly one…
Two readers recently asked whether they need to repeat a number in parentheses after they write out the word.…
It’s hard to say when last names were first used, but it’s easy to group many last names into certain…
Have you ever thought about how it’s kind of weird that a circle has 360 degrees? At first thought, it…
One of our readers, Kris G., wrote that she loved our episode on German chocolate cake and how it isn’t…
Two of my friends (Trent Armstrong, the former Modern Manners Guy, and Hyatt Bass, author of the novel The Embers) asked about…
Tara L. from New Jersey asked, "Are you smitten BY someone or smitten WITH someone?" 'Smitten With' or 'Smitten…
Today’s topic is Yoda’s grammar. Yes, Yoda from Star Wars. Why would I talk about Yoda? Well, a couple of weeks…
Ain’t is possibly the most-maligned word in the English grammar guides. Even though many other contractions are now acceptable in…
Last week, when I was grading my college students’ midterms, I noticed that more than half the students didn’t…