If writers use disciplined freedom, they're more likely to be understood JAMES J. KILPATRICK Universal Press Syndicate A plaintive question comes from "Kathryn in Creswell." She asks, "Why do we study grammar?" Our correspondent identifies herself as a high school freshman. She lives in a small town in western Oregon a few miles south of Eugene. Last month she and her classmates...
Beck and Herson save the world from errant apostrophes and bad grammar
The Examiner
The Examiner
Have you ever seen a sign by the side of the road and done a double take? Something like--"Scenic Drive Ahead, Have your camera's ready." Or -- "Dinning room open for lunch and super." Jeff Deck and his friend Benjamin...
Grammar vigilantes take down apostrophes
Canoe
Canoe
By Jon Hurdle, Reuters PHILADELPHIA - If youre confused about the difference between its and its, or unsure how to spell cemetery, youre not alone, and theres plenty of evidence to prove it....
The decline of grammar and spelling - Part I
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Newsvine
We've gotten lazy. I get a great deal of my news and current events information online, and I'm finding the spelling and grammar rules are slowly but surely degrading into chaos. Not only are the comments from...
The decline of grammar and spelling - Part II
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Newsvine
Good evening, everyone! Still with me? Tonight we're going to explore another group of similar words that all mean very different things. They are not interchangeable! Some writers however, arbitrarily switch off these...
August 9-15:Rihanna Maintains Grammar In French Tattoo Is Correct
Yahoo Music
Yahoo Music
Rihanna is perfecting her damage-control techniques. She was ridiculed earlier this week for a new tattoo she got on her neck. But the artist, who loves her body art, wasn't criticized for the placement of the tattoo,...
Technology firms gain instant recognition with poor grammar and bad spelling
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Grammar rules in the tech world have always allowed misspelled words, Roman numerals and the capitalization priorities of a seventh-grader's MySpace profile. In Pittsburgh alone, the evidence is there in Wizzard...
Positioning English for the global audience
The Hindu
The Hindu
'There should be more focus on making learning a collaborative process.'...
Schools converting to academies in September 2010
The Guardian
The Guardian
A list of the 32 schools converting to academy status this month...
Grammar gremlins: Style for 'Jr.' and 'Sr.' varies
Knox News
Knox News
Sometimes the simplest point can cause us a problem when writing. For example, should "Jr." or "Sr." in a name be preceded by a comma? Some stylebooks say no, others say yes, but the "nos" outnumber the...
The Great Typo Hunt -- Two Friends Correct Grammar Across the USA
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Excerpt: "I threw together a 'typo-correction kit' with markers and correction fluid,...

