When I was a kid, the “Do as I say, not as I do” school of parenting reigned supreme. Those adults lecturing children on the dangers of smoking? Smokers, one and all. Kids would get in big trouble for ...

Letters represent sounds. Words are built from letters. A group of words makes a phrase. Add a subject and verb, and you have a clause. If that clause expresses a complete thought, we call it a ...

Once in a while, we run afoul of syntax. What this means is that we unknowingly break the rules of grammar, not just in the English language, but other languages as well. Syntax is defined as ‘rules ...

LAST week I started a series on sentence errors. Let’s take a look at the corrections of the exercises I shared then. Take out your note and compare the answers, and feel free to email me if there are ...

For most of my life, I have followed rules. Yes, occasionally I go wild. I'll eat ice cream straight out of the container. I'll wear blue with black. Sometimes -- I'll just come out and say it -- I ...