Tag Archives: hopefully

And then there were 4

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Carmen Ebner

After Grammar Girl’s Top 10 Grammar Myths in 2010 and the Guardian’s 10 grammar rules you can forget three years later, linguist and author Arika Okrent joins the usage problem shortlisting club with her 4 Fake Grammar Rules You Don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arika Okrent, hopefully, language myths, preposition stranding, singular they, split infinitive, usage problems | 1 Comment

Want to write like a spy?

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Ingrid Tieken

It appears that even the CIA has a style guide. A secret one no less, one that got leaked moreover, according to The Guardian Online yesterday. The Guardian article tells us that the style guide includes well-known “old chestnuts” like uninterested/disinterested, … Continue reading →

Posted in news, usage features, usage guide | Tagged CIA, dangling participle, Guardian, hopefully, split inifinitive, uninterested/disinterested | 4 Comments

The turbulent times of hopefully

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Ingrid Tieken

Below follows Anna Yuryeva’s first blog post. She’d be pleased with your comments. Two years ago, in April 2012, the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook published a tweet, which was followed by a virtual tsunami of criticism from grammar enthusiasts: “Hopefully, you … Continue reading →