Grammar

Social Media: Banning vs. Blocking

Ari Herzog | Posted 11.06.2009 | Technology


Ari Herzog

I am sorry I have to write, this but it appears some of the leading technology journals are unable to agree on the difference between a ban and a block.

Found On Twitter: Fake AP Stylebook

Twitter | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books


We know this isn't exactly a piece about books, but it is about writing, and we thought it was funny -- for all the journalists and grammar geeks out ...

National Punctuation Day: Take The Huffington Post Punctuation Quiz!

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 09.24.2009 | Home


Today, friends, is National Punctuation Day, "a celebration of the lowly comma, correctly used quotes, and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, a...

New Republic Editor Martin Peretz Blasts Someone For Something, Sort Of

Barrett Brown | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media


Barrett Brown

Not that I'm bothered by Peretz's or anyone else's racism, which is directed only towards mere people. But why his perpetual assault on grammar? Grammar isn't an Arab, Marty. You're thinking of algebra.

British Banning 'I Before E' Rule

AP | Posted 07.23.2009 | Style


LONDON — It's a spelling mantra that generations of schoolchildren have learned _ "i before e, except after c." But new British government guid...

Grammar Nazis (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 03.29.2009 | Comedy


If you were a nazi and speaking to Hitler during the war would you correct his grammar? These men did. It didn't end well, but it did end hilariously....

Jason Linkins

What Sentence Diagrams Reveal About President Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


Something that most people - even his political opponents - agree on is that President Barack Obama is a fairly gifted orator. On those occasions whe...

Freed From the Talkin' Blues

Paula Gordon | Posted 01.03.2009 | Living


Paula Gordon

President-elect Obama does more by putting to work his good education, including his grammatically correct English, than all the harping in the world.

How Did Proposition 8 Pass in California?

Meghan Peters | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Meghan Peters

In essence, voting "no" meant "to not eliminate" gay marriage. Who says that? No one. In fact, I've been taught in writing classes that this would be poor English.

Obama's Grammatically Incorrect Election Victory

Lionel Beehner | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Lionel Beehner

The past tense of "Yes, we can" is not "Yes, we did" but "Yes, we could." But that just sounds weird. The correct phrase should be "Yes, we were able to," but that just sounds too clunky and verbose.

Sarah's De-G'in of American Speakin'

Rob Kall | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


Rob Kall

Adopting Palin's de-G-ed "speakin'" is an assault on the language, just like perpetrating the lie that she's ready to lead is an assault on the future of the nation.

Grading the Debate: As Smart as a 5th Grader?

Darryle Pollack | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Darryle Pollack

Based on the debate, what would a 5th grader think about what they are learning in school? They might believe that what we tell them is true: anyone in America can grow up to be president.

Palin's Sentences Lack Transparency And Accountability

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

When I hear Sarah Palin consistently fail to answer who is doing what to whom, it makes me suspicious that a) she doesn't know; b) she doesn't want to say; or c) she simply doesn't think in terms of cause and effect.

Apostrophe

Peter Clothier | Posted 07.26.2008 | Living


Peter Clothier

So what is it about the apostrophe? How come so few people know how to use it? And why do I get so irritated by its misuse? I love the English language, and hate to see it being abused.