Grammar & Usage

Usage Notes (page 4)

Beg the Question

It's not begging at all

Learning to Like 'Like'

Can a case be made for the word 'like'?

Is it 'Healthy' or 'Healthful'?

Yum, correct word usage

What's the plural of 'water'?

What about 'sand'? Or 'fish'?

No, Antidisestablishmentarianism Is Not in the Dictionary

We'll tell you the real "longest word"

Do Burglars 'Burgle' or 'Burglarize'?

Either way, it's burglarious

8 Common Words That Are Still Trademarked

Mmm...nothing like a cold Frozen Fruit Bar

Poetic Forms: 13 Ways of Looking at a Poem

Sestina, anyone?

Is 'Boughten' a Word?

Yes. In fact, it's two.

Language Errors of the Rich and Famous

Or at least 'famous'

Are You Misusing These 10 Common Words?

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Why is it so hard to use 'enervate' correctly?

We're tired. Here's a limerick.

The Last Word on 'Penultimate'

It means neither 'last' nor 'best'.

Is 'Grammatical Error' a Contradiction?

A look at one of our least important linguistic debates

Nouns That Look Like Adjectives

'Singles' is a noun. So is 'bar'. And yet.

Is 'Conversate' a Real Word?

It's been in use for almost 200 years

Impactful: Yep, It's a Real Word

And you might want to come to terms with that

It's Time to Argue 'Semantics'

What does it mean when we 'argue semantics'?

Back to School? Time For Some Pedagogy.

But What is It?

Poignant vs. Pungent

A Tale of Swapped Histories and Mirror Definitions

Are You Feeling Jaded?

You're not the only one

Precarious Is Not "Before Carious"

The History and Meaning of Precarious

How To Use Bombastic

Meaning and History of Bombastic

What's a dilemma?

Use This Incorrectly, and the Grammar Police Will Be after You

The Ize Have It

The Strange Case of the Poet, the Pond, and Dutch Cleanser

11 Common Terms That Used To Be 'Bad Grammar'

Happy National Grammar Day!

Old-School Grammar

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

Its vs. It's

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

I vs. Me

'Between you and '? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

Literally

A word that (literally) drives people nuts

Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.

Who vs. Whom

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'
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