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How to use the word “myself” is one of the top 10 or 20 questions I get. Here’s an example:…
Today’s topic is semicolons. I get a lot of questions about semicolons, so it’s time to clear up some…
I write a lot of thank-you notes. I thank donors of organizations that I support, gift givers after the holidays…
March 4 is National Grammar Day, so I have a special top-10 show to celebrate the occasion, and before you…
Every month or two I get a question like this one from Scott. He says he’s been fighting with…
Several listeners have asked when they should omit the subordinating conjunction “that” in their writing. For example, should you write…
Today, as promised, we’ll talk about how to mix quotation marks with other punctuation. Quotation Marks with Commas and…
Today we’re looking at various ways to say “because,” including “due to,” “since,” and “as.” Wordy Ways to Say “Because”…
A listener named Mwalimu on Facebook asked, Which is correct? “This is one of the novels that has made a…
Sometimes directional terms such as south are capitalized and sometimes they aren’t. Directions: Lowercase When you’re describing a direction, south…