Browsing: Grammar
A couple of weeks ago when I did the show on Esperanto, I mentioned that Dr. Zamenhof wrote a primer…
A listener named Milton asked why Australians use the present perfect tense for the past tense. For example, he said…
It is I, Grammar Girl, here to help you understand when to use the words “I” and “me.” A listener…
Cathy from Maryland wrote, “I have a question for you. When I read a novel that’s written in England, they…
Let’s start by establishing that both of these words are short for “mathematics,” the science of numbers and their operations.…
Have you ever wondered about the term “wheelhouse?” Our listener named Heidi did. She asked, “Have you guys noticed the…
Today, we’re going to tackle two of the scariest things you may ever be asked to do: writing and delivering…
Today, we have a tidbit about the word that’s spelled A-S-K. You’ll usually hear this pronounced “ask”—but sometimes, you’ll hear…
You didn’t realize it at the time, but last week was part I of apostrophes, and today is part II. Today’s…
When I was in second grade, I lost a spelling bee because I misspelled the word “its.” I put an apostrophe…