A new quiz (No. 78) is up. The questions include a hodgepodge of usage issues, and I’ve experimented with question... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2017/01/08/grammar-guide-quiz-returns/
Anne Curzan at Lingua Franca has a spot-on blog post about the descriptive-prescriptive debate. Her post is pegged to a Wall... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2015/03/24/language-debate-and-sensible-advice/
“But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh, lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.” —Nina Simone* Facebook... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2015/03/22/grammarguidepurpose/
This headline in my community newspaper made me think twice: Growing area not in DOT plan. Nothing is wrong in... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2015/01/01/how-knowing-grammar-can-help-copy-editors/
A former colleague who writes for a newspaper recently posted on Facebook about a reader’s harsh voice mail message pointing out a typo in... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2014/12/18/keep-an-eye-out-for-double-take-words/
Being a copy editor is like working for the Standards and Practices department of a broadcast network. We know the... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2014/11/19/we-have-standards-and-we-enforce-them/
Copy editors learn early that, despite diligence and best intentions, writers sometimes get facts wrong. The writers don’t mean to, but they do slip... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2014/11/16/you-dont-know-what-you-dont-know/
I spent probably too much time overthinking this sentence while proofing an article this morning: If things just don’t work... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2014/08/07/each-has-its-place/
I have a new Grammar Guide quiz for you to try, No. 74. This one is fill-in-the-blank. You’ll see some... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2014/08/01/thegrammarguidequizno74/
This post started as an irate takedown of “grammar mistakes everyone makes” posts that plague us via social media. This... Read more »
http://grammarguide.copydesk.org/2014/06/25/grammar-posts-good-and-bad/