Beware the Lowly Comma … It’s National Punctuation Day!
The Grammar Guru has always maintained that punctuation is important. This company has found out too late that a simple comma voids their iron-clad contract before the original end date, and may end up costing them more than $2 million. That said, today is the day to celebrate punctuation. At least, punctuation used properly.
How the Grammar Guru Embarrassed Herself With the State Capital
Once upon a time, the Grammar Guru was just a cocky teenager without much good sense. She read a newspaper headline that said “Protesters Converge on State Capital” and decided that her local newspaper needed the benefit of her editorial skills. She called to complain that the newspaper should get it right … when referring […]
He Did WHAT!? WHERE!?
or, Ya Wanna Say That Again More Slowly? I just heard a radio news announcer deliver a classic goof. All you English teachers put this one in your file of outrageous examples — it doesn’t get any better than this. To announce that they would be updating the story of a cause celebre in my area, […]
Toward? Towards? The British Bug Bites Again
An urgent request for help has just been received, and the Guru is ready to help. The question is “I’ve written a poem, and one of the lines is …’she is floating toward him.’ Is it toward or towards?” And the definitive answer is {drum roll, please} either one! That’s really helpful, isn’t it? Actually, […]