Aug 3, 2007 · The rule of putting a period at the end of every thought would be simpler, except that in English, we’re allowed to include more than one thought in the same sentence. These …

May 6, 2013 · Which symbol should be used with numbers: a hyphen (-), or an en dash (–)? The question may seem trivial -- a dash is a dash, right? -- but using the correct

You, by now, should understand that words are seperate units of consciousness.

Apr 3, 2008 · One of our readers wrote to ask if we could clarify the difference between program and programme.

Dec 11, 2012 · 2. Wrong Vowel Using an incorrect vowel is a common problem, leading to such misspellings as definately (or the bizarre variant definatly), dependant, privelege, rediculous (a …

Aug 4, 2010 · A reader asks if one feels empathy for a person, or with a person. Plenty of examples can be found of both for and with used to follow empathy and its verb empathize: …

Mar 1, 2014 · One of the changes that takes place in the pronunciation of words is the linguistic phenomenon called metathesis:

Jun 17, 2009 · Melvin Merzon sets me this multi-part question: How would you write “21st Century”? In a legal document? In a business letter? In fiction? In a nonfiction context? 21st …

Aug 9, 2010 · Other ways to say “the gist of the matter” are: the heart of the matter the most essential thing to know or remember the main point Here are some examples of the correct …

Sep 27, 2008 · I have a theory ... or do I?I have a theory … or do I? Perhaps what I have is an idea, a hypothesis or a conjecture. In science, a theory is a set of related hypotheses that …