Holiday vs Holidays: A Grammar Guide
Happy holidays! Or is it holiday? With season’s greetings being shared so often throughout this time of year, it can be hard to remember whether you should write and say holiday or holidays. You want…
Tag: Grammar
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Active Voice vs Passive Voice
If you are brave enough to let someone edit your work, be it an academic paper or the third chapter of your novel-in-progress, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen this scribbled out in bold…
Are Split Infinitives Grammatically Correct?
Is it really okay to intentionally split an infinitive? That all depends on how you feel after reading the previous sentence.
Hyphens, En Dashes, Em Dashes — And How to Use Them
Hyphens, en dashes, em dashes — oh my! Let’s get the three versions of the dash straight once and for all.
This Word Makes You a Very Lazy Writer
We’ve all used this word when we think, when we speak and when we write. It’s very easy to do. See? I just used it. Didn’t catch it? Let’s try this again. It’s not an…
The Oxford Comma: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
Should the Oxford comma be or not be? Rather than grabbing your red pens and pitchforks, it’s time to look at both sides of the argument to really decide if that serial comma should stay or go.
The Stats are In: The Way to a Writer’s ❤️ is Through Grammar
A business deal starts with a handshake. A published book starts with a query letter. In the world of online dating, a relationship starts with an email. And if that email is littered with spelling…
How To Use “Myself” In A Sentence
I’m keeping my promise to a dear friend of mine by writing this blog post. There’s a grammatical error bug going around her office—and it’s contagious. Her career is decades-strong across all forms of communications,…