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What is ‘The Oxford Comma’
The ‘Oxford comma’ is an optional comma before the word ‘and’ at the end of a list: We sell books, videos, and magazines. It’s known as the Oxford comma because it was used by printers, readers, and...
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I can’t say I feel this
If egregious grammar errors appear in a television show, novel, or newspaper article it does annoy me. Sometimes I make quick assumptions about people on social media who use would of instead of would...
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Common spelling and grammar errors found on the internet
It’s the teacher/proofreader in me I guess but these are the most common errors I see while meandering around the internet: stationery vs. stationary Stationery means office supplies – I need some...
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Grammar magnificence
• An Oxford comma walks into a bar where it spends the evening watching the television, getting drunk, and smoking cigars. • A dangling participle walks into a bar. Enjoying a cocktail and chatting...
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The order of adjectives in English
In my own experience teaching non-native English speakers, I have never had a student misplace any of these in a sentence. It must be something we absorb through listening and reading.
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The Daily Fail is at it again…can you spot them?
The scariest thing is that all of these appeared within a couple of days. I am not a fan of the paper itself but it remains free and the articles are usually simply written. The articles provide...
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