Sufjan Stevens Teaches Miley Cyrus About Grammar
Those of you who know me, or who have followed Write In Color for a while, know how much I love Sufjan Stevens. From his…
Those of you who know me, or who have followed Write In Color for a while, know how much I love Sufjan Stevens. From his…
Homonyms. You’ll know them when you see them, but not when you hear them. They are words that sound identical but have different spellings and…
Ever since the rise of texting, Facebook and Twitter, hardcore grammarians have been forecasting the demise of the English language. And sometimes, it seems like…
I’ll be the first to admit it: A lot of grammar rules seem so nitpicky or obscure that it takes a lot of motivation to…
Is it just me, or has writing really started to resemble Morse Code? Lately, writers have been using dashes instead of commas, semicolons, colons, parenthesis,…
Colons and semicolons pack a lot of punch into a tiny, pencil-thin frame. Think about it: As writers, how many times a day do we…
It’s the Holy Grail of grammar conundrums. It’s a debate you’ve undoubtedly had over and over with your writer friends. And most importantly, it’s one…
While editing recently, I came across an interesting problem: my client was using the word than every time she should have been using the word…
I hate to admit it, but I’m sure I’m not alone. Sometimes, I judge people. Oftentimes, it is because of their grammar. Or lack thereof.…
An easy way to make your writing more clear is to check for instances where you are using passive rather than active voice. If I’ve…