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Punctuation with However
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever Punctuation errors are fairly common, and one of the most common is when using the word however to connect two independent clauses. It’s not as simple as just slapping … Continue reading
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Language And Grammar Resources (and More)
In case you hadn’t noticed, we changed the look of the blog recently. The most recent template didn’t highlight the pages on the site as well as this one does, so let me introduce (or re-introduce) some of the pages … Continue reading
I Wish I Was Wrong, But I’m Not: More on Subjunctive
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever Sherry previous wrote about the subjunctive mood (Subjunctive Uses Were Not Was) a while ago, but I recently wrote about it on my writing tips for my job at … Continue reading
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If/Then Construction
When I put my meteorology hat aside and focus on editing, one of the most persistent errors I see is with the if/then construction when using a conditional sentence. When one clause of sentence is only true if a condition … Continue reading
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The Point is Mute
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever This is another example of what I like to call “Close but no cigarette.” I don’t remember where I heard it, as a good blogger should, but I recently … Continue reading
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Myself Cannot Be the Subject of a Sentence
Do not use myself as the subject of a sentence. Myself and the other -self words—himself, herself, ourselves, etc.—are reflexives, and reflexives cannot be used as subjects. Nominatives should be used as subjects. The nominatives are I, we, he, she, … Continue reading
Jefferson Mistake in Declaration of Independence
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever None of us is perfect, of course, but it’s interesting to note mistakes of particular notoriety, such as the one Thomas Jefferson apparently made in the rough draft of … Continue reading
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Dear America–David Mitchell
For some reason, I feel that I should introduce this video of a funny British man giving a language rant with the line of “And now for something completely different.”
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Common Grammar Errors
Since we changed the design of the site, I know that some of our other pages are not as obvious as they were in the past, but they’re still there, including: Sherry’s Grammar List, which includes a heavy dose of … Continue reading
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Facilitate Does Not Mean To Lead
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever We all have those certain little words or phrases that just drive us crazy (If you need proof, see our Pet Peeves page), and the word facilitate has become … Continue reading
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