“Which” or “That”? (And Punctuating All Relative Clauses)
Have you ever been stuck trying to decide whether to use which or that? While both pronouns can be used in other constructions, the confusion...
“Bring” and “Take”
Knowing when to use bring and take can be confusing. Can you tell if any of the following sentences use bring correctly? When you go to...
Passive Voice and Active Voice
Those of us whose word-processing software includes a grammar checker have probably encountered the green squiggly line of doom wagging an accusatory finger at a...
The Oxford (or Serial) Comma: Using a Comma before “and” in a List
Writers frequently wonder whether a comma should go before the conjunction and in a list of three or more items. Despite the fact that not all...
“You’re Still on My Lawn!”: Our Resident Curmudgeon Bemoans Six Lost Causes
Word confusion and language-related lost causes are no strangers to this site. We have explored the lost distinction between the words nauseous and nauseating, the...
