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In the recent episode about vacation words, we said that you write the abbreviation for “rest and relaxation” with an…
This is one of a few questions I got about mondegreens after I mentioned them in a recent episode about…
A lot of people get confused about when to use hyphens when writing ages, and I think it’s because sometimes…
Christians, Jews, and Muslims will all be celebrating religious holidays in the coming weeks, so it seems like a good…
I’ve been interviewing authors for the podcast lately, and one question we always ask is what words give them…
Today we’re talking about the asterisk: how you use it and how it differs from other footnote symbols. What Is…
A listener named Manasi says she has been avoiding the words “purposely” and “purposefully” because she isn’t sure of the…
Today’s topic is how to use colons. One of my favorite old grammar books, titled “Punctuate It Right,” has a wonderful name…
A question I get a lot is how to spell “flyer” (or is that “flier”?), as in “I want to…
A lot of people learned the rule that you put “a” before words that start with consonants and “an” before words that start with…