Below is everything (newest at top) with "education OR language OR grammar" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereWHEN TO USE WHO INSTEAD OF WHOMfrom 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / english )
Almost everyone uses the word whom incorrectly. Whom is ONLY correct when following a preposition as in of whom, to whom, from whom, etc. That is the ONLY time you use whom instead of who. And, yes, even your English teacher probably gets it wrong. :) Who without the m is a perfectly valid word.... read more
WHAT IS TITLE CASE?from 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / english )
This might be useful: thoughtco.com/title-case-capitalization-1692469title-case-capitalization Title case is one of the conventions used for capitalizing the words in a title, subtitle, heading, or headline: capitalize the first word, the last word, and all major words in bet... read more
SHOULD I CAPITALIZE THAT DOG BREED NAME?from 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / english )
In a word, no. See style.mla.org/capitalizing-names-of-dog-breeds/style.mla.org/capitalizing-names-of-dog-breeds Do not routinely capitalize the names of dog breeds. Many breed names are composed of proper nouns that you capitalize like Boston and generic terms (like retriever ... read more
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ONLINEfrom 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / internet )
When is that spelling-and-grammar-checking feature coming to Facebook, Instagram, etc.? It's not that my own (or anyone's) grammar and punctuation are flawless (too many contradictory rules), but can we all at least try harder for the sake of being understood?... read more
ANOTHER GRAMMAR COMPLAINTfrom 2018 in ( education / language / grammar / english )
I used to be able to spot junk email by its bad grammar, spelling and punctuation. Now, even legitimate emails often fail the test. It makes the grammar Nazi in me very sad. And, no, I'm not a fan of the Oxford comma.... read more
YET ANOTHER GRAMMAR RANTfrom 2017 in ( education / language / grammar )
In addition to honoring our veteran's, how about if we honor our teachers who taught us punctuation, spelling, and the difference between possessive and plural? :)... read more
THIS WEEK'S LITERACY RANTfrom 2017 in ( education / language / grammar / english )
OK, people, the word is led (when pronounced led) not lead unless you're referring to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadthe metal . I'm not surprised to see this in social media where it's acceptable (cool, even) to be completely illiterate, but I keep seeing it in news articles written by supposed... read more