by John Bishop | Apr 24, 2019 | GrammarSpot
Editors and clients sometimes quail at the sight of idiomatic phrases. If someone asks you to cool it with the old saws, you’ll probably want to listen up. Idiom examples can throw readers for a loop if they aren’t familiar with the sayings you’re...
by Beth Sederstrom | Apr 3, 2019 | GrammarSpot
You probably began learning about the eight parts of speech in second grade. You learned that your big sister, Disney World, and the duckbilled platypus are all nouns, for example. The thing is, you’ve probably also forgotten much of what you learned in...
by Shaundra Cragun | Mar 20, 2019 | Writing Tips
Personal narratives are first-hand accounts of lived experience. The most memorable narratives may be about once-in-a-life occurrences or more mundane subjects. Some of the best examples of this writing style put words to experiences that many people share. Here are...
by Shaundra Cragun | Mar 13, 2019 | Writing Tips
How Many Words Do I Have To Write?There are many reasons you might want to know how long is 500 words. You might be writing an academic paper that needs to be a certain length and you’d like to estimate how many words you will need. You might want to know how many...
by Beth Sederstrom | Feb 13, 2019 | Commonly Confused Words, GrammarSpot
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier. The Boston Red Sox vs. The New York Yankees. Like vs. such as. Some battles are just legendary. Others are about grammar, so let’s make this syntax showdown quick and painless, OK?My husband hates it when I say “like.”...
by Shaundra Cragun | Dec 28, 2018 | Writing Tips
“If you don’t grab them now, you’ll lose them forever.” Threats like this have been pouring out of English teachers and writing professors since your days in elementary school. Whether you’re constructing an article on the use of magical...
