Grammar Minute
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History of the Percent Sign
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Mar 18, 20251:01pending
The History of "OK"
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Mar 7, 20251:01pending
OK, Okay, and o.k.
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Mar 6, 20251:01pending
How to Capitalize Titles
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Mar 5, 20251:01pending
A Bad Book Title
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Mar 4, 20251:01pending
The "Enormity" of These Headlines
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Mar 3, 20251:01pending
Are Contractions Acceptable in Formal Writing?
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Feb 28, 20251:01pending
The Return of the Biweekly Meeting
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Feb 27, 20251:01pending
"Can" vs. "May" - The Case of the Electric Guitar
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Feb 26, 20251:01pending
When You Need an Apostrophe (And When You Don't)
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Feb 25, 20251:01pending
How to Self-Edit
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Feb 24, 20251:01pending
The Passivity of the Passive Voice
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Feb 21, 20251:01pending
The Eight Parts of Speech (In 60 Seconds)
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Feb 20, 20251:02pending
Subjective vs. Objective Pronouns
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Feb 19, 20251:01pending
When Is Concision Too Concise?
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Feb 18, 20251:01pending
RERUN- Fun Grammar Facts, Part 2
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Feb 17, 20251:01pending
Valentine's Day (A Grammatical Special)
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Feb 14, 20251:01pending
RERUN - Fun Grammar Facts, Part I
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Feb 13, 20251:01pending
RERUN - Shared Apostrophes
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Feb 12, 20251:01pending
RERUN - Irregardless
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Feb 11, 20250:55pending
History of the @ (At Sign)
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Feb 10, 20251:00pending
History of the & (Ampersand)
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Feb 7, 20251:01pending
It's Not That Serious! (Exclamation Marks)
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Feb 6, 20251:01pending
It Isn't Never Right to Use Double Negatives
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Feb 5, 20251:01pending
Why You Need That Serial Comma
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Feb 4, 20251:01pending
"Ten Items or Less"
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Feb 3, 20251:01pending
Show, Don't Tell
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Jan 31, 20251:01pending
Why "Very Important" Isn't Important At All
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Jan 30, 20251:01pending
Scare Quotes, Emphasis, and Sarcasm
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Jan 29, 20251:01pending
Everyone Hates Semicolons
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Jan 28, 20251:01pending
A Warning Against Adjective Overuse
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Jan 27, 20251:00pending
Fiction Tip: Create Your Own Style Guide
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Jan 24, 20251:00pending
Chocolate Books and the Dangers of Foreign Words
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Jan 23, 20251:01pending
Is Social Media Harming Our Writing Skills?
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Jan 22, 20251:01pending
"Weary" vs. "Wary"
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Jan 21, 20251:00pending
RERUN: The Collar of the Cat - And Why That Sounds Wrong
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Dec 5, 20241:01pending
RERUN: One hundred, 100, or one-hundred?
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Dec 3, 20241:01pending
Writing & Artificial Intelligence
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Nov 28, 20241:01pending
Thanksgiving Special: Writing Thank-You Notes
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Nov 26, 20241:01pending
In Defense of "Skedaddle"
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Nov 21, 20241:01pending
"Warsafe" Cover Reveal + Creating Emphasis
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Nov 19, 20241:01pending
Don't Use These Words
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Nov 14, 20241:01pending
Should You Formally Study Grammar?
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Nov 12, 20241:00pending
RERUN - None of Us Is Ready for This Grammar Rule
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Nov 7, 20241:01pending
RERUN - Banish Flabby Opinion Statements
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Nov 5, 20241:01pending
Brand Names Are Capitalized - And Yes, "Trampoline" Is a Brand
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Oct 31, 20241:01pending
The Enormity of "Enormity" Misused
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Oct 29, 20241:01pending
Is There a Place for Cliches in Good Writing?
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Oct 24, 20241:01pending
Waiting "On" = Fancy Butlers
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Oct 22, 20241:01pending
RERUN: The Conciseness of "Concision"
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Oct 17, 20241:01pending