Possessives and Attributive Nouns: When Do We Need an Apostrophe (and Where?)
If the dearth of apostrophes in text messages, emails, and social media posts is any indication, we may be witnessing their demise. But since such...
The Five-Paragraph Essay Myth
In our educational journey, we likely learned some myths about writing. One pernicious myth is the bane of many college English professors’ existence: the belief...
Using Transitions to Improve Clarity and Logical Flow
Using transitions to improve clarity and logical flow is essential, whether we are meticulously drafting a legal brief or lengthy proposal or dashing off a...
Hyphens, Em Dashes, and En Dashes: When to Use Them and How to Type Them
The hyphen, the em dash, and the en dash are all horizontal marks of varying lengths. Each functions differently from the others. Below we define...
Starting Sentences with “And” or “But”
One of our subscribers wrote to ask about starting sentences with and or but. She wondered whether it is considered grammatically correct to do so....
