Do You Speak to Each Other or One Another?
Sometimes people are confused about when to use each other and one another. Well, there’s a good reason for the…
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Scare Quotes Are Not All That Scary
There’s a time and place for every punctuation mark. Using any of them excessively or incorrectly is, well, just plain…
Neglect, Ignore, or Disregard This at Your Peril!
English grammar and spelling are confusing, but they pale in comparison to explaining the subtle differences and appropriate usage of…
A Peek at Being Piqued
Today I’m giving you a peek into another set of confusables: peek, peak, and pique. Yes—pique. Curious? You should be….
Prefixes with Hyphenation
Hyphenation is the bane of many a writer. Wilson Follett, author of Modern American Usage: A Guide, wrote, “Nothing gives…
A Helpful Way to Determine When Not to Use “Whom”
In another blog post we looked at the phrase “Whom shall I say is calling?” and learned that such use…
I’d Like Some Time, Anytime
Writers often confuse the words anytime and any time. As is the case with anyone and any one, you need to pay attention to…
Negative, Continuous, and Passive Forms of Subjunctive Mood
The subjunctive mood is one we often use without thinking. But often writers use it incorrectly in writing, so it…
Another Look at the Subjunctive Mood
Let’s take a further look into the subjunctive mood, since there are often places in our writing where this “mood”…
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