Learn to avoid common English grammar mistakes! This video covers frequent errors in grammar, vocabulary, and usage to help ...

Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...

Prepositions are short words that usually stand in front of nouns to show a relation to them. English learners find ...

Mamie Hixon was born to conjugate. The UWF writing lab professor of 34 years and assistant professor of English knows good sentence structure when she sees it, and is committed to helping students and ...

This week’s library column is on peeves. Pet peeves to be more specific, and one of mine in particular, which is grammar. Not all grammar, mind you, because if I was peeved by every misuse of the ...

Grammar instruction may have waned in some classrooms starting in the early 2000s, largely because the high-stakes tests required by the No Child Left Behind law didn’t assess grammar specifically.

When Lynne Truss wrote, in her best-selling 2003 grammar screed Eats, Shoots & Leaves, of “a world of plummeting punctuation standards,” she was (perhaps unwittingly) joining an ancient tradition. How ...

I got an email this winter from a former college English professor who said he really likes my columns, except the ones about local politics, Christmas lights, sports and a few other topics. At least ...

Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...