One Space or Two after Periods?
Do you use one space or two after periods? Many people are surprisingly (even ridiculously) passionate about this issue. The Two-Space Camp Those who favor...
Making Verbs Agree with Neither, Either, and Each
Can you spot subject-verb problems in any of the following sentences? Each of the seventeen department heads are required to submit a year-end budget report....
Achieving Coherence in Writing: Transition Words and Phrases
Among the many tasks facing a writer, one of the most important is to provide transitions that explain how ideas in a text are related...
“The Reason Is Because” vs. “The Reason Is That”
One of our newsletter subscribers wrote to ask us which of the following constructions is correct: The reason we were late is because there was...
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....
