I read the letter from a reader irritated by the more common usage of “less” versus the more correct usage of “fewer” in commercials [Nov. 28, “Bad Grammar Misleads Kids”] with some amusement. I’m a ...
MOST Slovaks are quick and competent learners of foreign languages, but under the former teaching regime an emphasis on grammar usage meant that less attention was given to communication ...
Here at the copy desk, I’m confident we can all count ourselves among the ranks of the world’s grammar enthusiasts. Nothing rustles my jimmies quite like seeing a misused “there,” “their” or “they’re.
?You want to go outside, isn?t it?? Many English teachers or those who simply love the language of Shakespeare will be shocked at the sight of this sentence. Yet, it may be part of the English ...
Almost daily I ask myself how columnists are hired by the National Post and what kind of guide book for writing they are given by their editors once they have been employed You can save this article ...