Using the Articles “A” and “An”
One subscriber wrote to ask how to determine whether to use a or an in front of a noun. Like many of us, he had...
The Difference between “Not All Are” and “All Are Not”
Precision in language is critical. If we misplace even a single word or phrase, we risk changing the meaning of our sentence significantly. Such is...
Inserting Characters and Symbols That Aren’t on Computer or Smart Phone Keyboards
Our word processing software and enhanced keyboards can work magic, especially in regard to inserting characters and symbols that aren’t on our Roman alphabet keyboards....
How to Make Last Names Plural
With quite a few big holidays looming, many people are gearing up to send holiday greeting cards, so this is the perfect time to remind...
To Split or Not to Split Infinitives?
Most of us were taught never to split infinitives, but writers have been splitting them anyway—even long before Star Trek provided us with perhaps the...
