PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --In this digital age, we're more likely to text and tweet than to talk. Are we forgetting to use proper grammar? For years, we've been told that poor grammar can cost you an ...
I don’t know nothing.” It’s a common cliché’ we hear today that we use and hear today. But is it really correct grammar? No, it isn’t. Avoid the double negative in your sentence. It should be, “I ...
If you want to appear polished and intelligent, a great way to do that is to make sure you’re using proper grammar. Grammar seems like a small thing, but it can leave a big impression. There are many ...
We all have our little obsessions, those events, people or things that provoke a passionate reaction in us, whether it's reasonable or not. For some it might be an unwavering devotion to a sports team ...
In today’s Academic Minute, Marymount Manhattan College's Susan Behrens examines the elusive nature of proper grammar and the English language’s habit of slow but constant change. Behrens is professor ...
In response to my column highlighting amusing errors, a reader questioned my emphasis on proper grammar. "I enjoy reading your column," he wrote, "and I do try to write succinctly. However, in this ...
“My complaint is the lack of knowledge of grammar,” an Avon reader wrote me recently. “Correct grammar, that is,” she went on. “Doesn’t anyone in that whole beknighted establishment know when to use ...
It's no secret that text messaging has changed the way we communicate, but it has also changed the meaning of sentences, punctuation, and grammar. So, we want to know, does proper grammar matter to ...
Annabelle Lukin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
I’ll have to admit -- I don’t know much about “Star Wars.” Somehow I missed the window to watch them during my formative years. Although I have glasses, write about grammar and prefer staying inside, ...