This Saturday is National Punctuation Day in the United States, making this the perfect Writing Wednesday for us to reflect on the importance of punctuation. The mission of the day is, after all, “A celebration of the lowly comma, correctly...
If you have ever unfollowed someone on Instagram because they captioned a post “Standing in front of John and I’s new house,” then you can probably spot many of the grammar mistakes on this list from a mile away. But...
If you have been writing professionally for a while now, or at least attempting to, you’ve probably learned some writing lessons the hard way. Once you’ve seen your work marked up or rejected enough, the key dos and don’ts of...
There’s a difference between functionally writing a sentence and creatively crafting a piece of writing. The building blocks of language we learn in elementary school (e.g., verbs, adverbs, nouns, adjectives) will help you put together a string of words that get your...
If you’ve ever found yourself swept up in the “serial comma” debate, you’re likely familiar with the intensity of opinions that can arise from this seemingly simple piece of punctuation. However, as the Times of London can attest, sometimes a...