Language is easy; writing is hard.

I Literally Don’t Care How You Use the Word “Literally”

Lay It Down and Lie Low

The Battle Between Two Misunderstood Verbs

Most Americans cannot tell the difference between the verbs lay (to place) and lie (to recline). It’s a sad truth. Actually, most Americans think that lay means both to place and to recline…

We’re sorry to see you go

The 5 most annoying unsubscribe messages and what to do instead

Writer’s Remorse

Despite my fear of offending, I will continue to write.

The Strange Case of He Versus Him, and Other Pronoun (Mis)applications

Sometimes proper English…

Forgiving Leverage

The risk of rants and aphorisms.

The Joy of Anagrams

Mixing it up, for pleasure’s sake

The Closing Quotation Mark Dilemma

Three simple rules to keep your punctuation marks in their right…

I’m lost is a losing start

Just type:
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Stammering: “I’m lost,” is a losing start
I stall. I stop.
The sting is in its gist:
I look for…