Grammarian vs. Errorist
A battle to the death, the Grammarian versus the Errorist. Who will triumph?
When Contractions Don’t Work
Why do some contractions work and others don’t?
Off for the US Holiday — More Grammar
We are off today and tomorrow for the US Independence Day holiday. Also included, a song that hews carefully to archaic rules about prepositions at the end of sentences.
Word News With John Oliver
John Oliver hosts a new fake newscast, this time with an unexpected co-anchor.
Stephen Fry on Language and Grammar Pedantry
“For me, it is a cause of some upset that more Anglophones don’t enjoy language…”
I’m a Friend of “al” — A Rant
The disappearing -al ending seems part of a war on two innocent, helpful letters that exist because we still speak, and therefore seek sounds that let our jaws relax when we reach natural breakpoints. Why are STM editors killing the -al?