Grammar: Wishing upon a Star (or Are You Hoping or Dreaming?)
On my way into town this morning, a song came on the radio and part of the lyrics were “everything I’ve dreamed for.” I also
On my way into town this morning, a song came on the radio and part of the lyrics were “everything I’ve dreamed for.” I also
Whatever your character is doing isn’t working. Time to change tactics. There’s also a similar phrase—to change tack. But the two words—tack and tactic—are actually
You may be wondering if there’s a difference between a spoonful of sugar or a spoon full of sugar. The same applies to roomful, forkful,
Grammar: Commas with Relative Clauses That versus which perplexes a lot of people. First things first—let’s talk about restrictive versus nonrestrictive clauses. A relative clause
You may have wondered about the tools editors use. A dictionary is probably the first thing that comes to mind. But which one? A grammar
Ellipses are such handy little guys, but sadly very misunderstood. Some common issues I see: Question: What’s the difference between an ellipsis and ellipses?Answer: This is the
Today’s “Grammar Bite” is going to be more of a meal, so I hope you’ll forgive me, but this topic is pretty important and there’s
I had a friend email me a sample edit today that she’d gotten from another editor. She was a bit confused because the editor had
Ah, the ellipsis. The ellipsis can be a bit of a pain, but once mastered, it’s a great tool. For the purpose of this post,
Introductory Adverbs: So, should you put a comma after introductory words such as now, today, etc.? It depends! Wait—not what you wanted to hear? Sorry.