So Tuesday is National Grammar Day. The first time I heard of that celebration, I thought that Poynter’s Vicki Krueger had said “National Grandma Day.” I’m not sure it’s a good thing that grammar – ...

Grammar ain’t easy. There are a many rules to keep track of, and, after a long day of work, you might not even know what you’re reading anymore: Is that opening sentence in your email right? Does this ...

When in doubt about the origin of an idiom, there are places to go, notably etymonline.com and idiom origins.org. I sometimes get lost in these websites because I learn so much every time I dip my toe ...

In May, I asked how teachers can address frequent student grammatical mistakes. The response to that post generated a number of great suggestions. But no response went so far as musician-comedian ...