GET OFF MY LAWN! A Curmudgeon’s Rant about Sloppy Writing and Thinking
by guest writer Dr. Ron Cooper One of my favorite pastimes is to look for continuity errors in movies and television shows. I take great...
The Latin Abbreviations i.e. and e.g.
Elsewhere on this site, we have articles on many confusing word pairs, such as effect and affect, lay and lie, bad and badly, and I and...
Verbs First: Targeting the Crucial Action
We can improve our writing by focusing on any unit of style—from choosing the just-right word to sculpting clauses, sustaining longer sentences with grace, and...
What Does It Mean to “Beg the Question”?
Pardon Me—May I Beg Your Question? Often I hear newscasters say something like this: “Which begs the question—why was the senator naked in the first...
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...
