Tag Archives: grammar

It is not you, it is your grammar.

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Carmen Ebner

This is crucial information which can save and change your life and the lives of others. You may be not aware of the impact your use of grammar, spelling and punctuation can have on your future. Texting ur beautiful to … Continue reading →

Posted in cartoons, usage features | Tagged attitudes, correct, grammar, incorrect, punctuation, spelling, usage problems | 2 Comments

Grammar: Days and Tests

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Cynthia Lange

Earlier this month, March fourth to be precise, National Grammar Day was celebrated in the U.S. I like to think was the impetus for many dinners of punctuation-meatloaf (or walnut loaf for the veggie punctuation partiers among us). The day … Continue reading →

Posted in cartoons, events, news | Tagged David Crystal, education, grammar, humour, Michael Gove, National Grammar Day, testing, usage guides | 2 Comments

Lexicon Valley: A Most Delightful Dale

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Cynthia Lange

For many months now, I’ve been intending to write an epic review of one of my favorite podcasts: Lexicon Valley presented by Slate. Well, this weekend I invoked the muses – otherwise known as Lexicon Valley hosts Mike Vuolo and … Continue reading →

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Grammar Rock

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Cynthia Lange

In a single day of reading, copying, pasting, and generally mulling over usage guide entries, grammar songs – such as Conjunction Junction and that one about pronouns – occur to me more often than I care to admit. Although these … Continue reading →

Posted in cartoons, usage features | Tagged education, flat adverbs, grammar, humour, Schoolhouse Rock!, usage guides | 2 Comments

March Forth on March Fourth!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Cynthia Lange

Yesterday was National Grammar Day in the United States – a day to celebrate language and the neat things we do with it. National Grammar Day was established in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough founder of SPOGG (Society for the Promotion … Continue reading →

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Grammar advice on the go

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Robin Straaijer

I just found out this week that linguists at University College London have developed an app called interactive Grammar of English (iGE). The app is based on the British Component of the International Corpus of English (ICE-GB) developed by the … Continue reading →