Anymore and Everyday
Can you spot problems with the use of anymore and everyday in the following sentences? James does not have anymore vacation time left this year....
Between and Among
Which sentences correctly use “between” or “among”? I am having trouble choosing from among the three candidates we interviewed for the manager’s position. The contract...
Punctuating with Parentheses
Which of these sentences containing parenthetical expressions are punctuated correctly? The convention will be held at the Hilton (Riverside, not Downtown). Although the director had...
Using the Articles “A” and “An”
One subscriber wrote to ask about the proper use of the articles a and an. Like many of us, he thought he had been taught...
Style Manuals
While there are some hard-and-fast grammar rules (subjects must agree in number with their verbs, for example), a large percentage of what people regard as...
