Grammar

Mar 13 2019

Can I Start a Sentence with a Conjunction?

Editing, Grammar, Writing / March 13, 2019

By Neal Whitman Many people have been taught that it’s wrong to start a sentence with a conjunction, but nearly all major style guides say doing so is fine. Neal Whitman investigates why there seems to be such a difference between what teachers say and what style guides say. Today’s topic is whether it’s OK […]

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Feb 23 2019

Grammar / February 23, 2019

Some words in the English language are so overused that we don’t notice that they are incorrect or don’t even exist. A perfect example is irregardless. Many scholars maintain there is no such word as irregardless because regardless already means “without regard.” The -ir prefix is redundant.

Feb 9 2019

Editing, Grammar / February 9, 2019

Accidently or Accidentally – Which is Correct?

Feb 9 2019

Editing, Grammar / February 9, 2019

Precede vs. Proceed: What’s the Difference?

Feb 9 2019

Between You and Me

Editing, Grammar / February 9, 2019

A common mistake in spoken English is to say ‘between you and I’, as in this sentence: ✗ It’s a tiny bit boring, between you and I. In standard English, it’s grammatically correct to say ‘between you and me’ and incorrect to say ‘between you and I’. The reason for this is that a preposition such as between should be followed by an objective pronoun (such as me, him, her,

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