I Can’t Bare It or I Can’t Bear It?

If you can never remember whether to write bear with me or bare with me; if you can’t tell the…

How to Use Apostrophes After ‘S’ Names

Plenty of us were taught to add an apostrophe without an s for the possessive form of a word…

The Difference Between Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives (and a Simple Trick to Never Forget Them Again)

Settling the Oxford Comma Debate, Once and For All…

How (and When) to Use a Semicolon

“With educated people, I suppose, punctuation is a matter of rule…

Do You Know the 5 Verb Forms?

Do you get confused when you hear people talking about root forms and past participles? Most of us didn’t…

How a Pulitzer Prize Winner Outlines Stories

It’s still one of the greatest sources of contention…

Comma Splices: What Are They, and Why Should I Care?

What’s Wrong With Adverbs, Really?

Has an editor or a writing coach told you to cut back on the adverbs? Have you read a how-to book…

Writers — Do You Know What an Appositive Is?

It’s a strange word, and its meaning in the grammar world is possibly even…