Grammar was not my subject. In high school English class, we did a unit on grammar every semester. It always seemed to be the same thing to me. The work was either obvious (I could recite “Grammar Rock” with the best of them) or unnecessarily confusing (English is like that). The book we used seemed [...]
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Grammar Girl’s book for students is approachable, orange
Posted in Uncategorized on July 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Read this for free, and then feel free to use useful idioms
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I strolled away from Google Plus to visit Twitter a few moments ago, and I pointed out that “for free” is criticized because “free” often works better in half the space. Usage guru Bill Walsh of the Washington Post pointed out that the real criticism is that “free” is not a noun, a more challenging [...]
Holiday’s name is self-evident: It’s the date on which it falls
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
You are free to parade, grill, engage in pyrotechnics, and otherwise celebrate Independence Day, but don’t feel it necessary to call it that. The celebration of the nation’s birthday has the distinction of being the only official holiday named for a date rather than a person or event. There is a temptation to write it [...]
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