Writing Life

The Difference Between I.e. and E.g.

I get so many people asking me about when to use the Latin abbreviation i.e. and when to use…

That vs Which: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses

What vs Which

People often wonder whether there’s a difference between what and which, and whether one or the other should be used depending on the…

Is it “A Friend of Sally’s” or “A Friend of Sally”?

Apostrophe Basics for Clean, Effective Writing

There’s nothing more jarring to a person with even a slight command of grammar…

Inquire or Enquire?

Inquire and enquire are generally interchangeable

Stationary or Stationery?

The homophones stationary and stationery are often confused, but there’s a really simple trick for remembering the…

Lose or Loose?

Many people write loose when they actually mean lose, but these words have totally different meanings, and they actually sound…

Woman or Women?

Woman is singular; women is plural

How to Capitalise Headlines

If you’re writing a headline or a title, you’ll want to think about how you’re going to capitalise it. There…