Lend, loan or borrow?
I had the peculiar fortune of hearing this cringe-worthy statement the other day: “I can’t…
Browsing: Grammar Guy
A couple of thoughts about “couple of”
Question: “Dear Grammar Guy, there is a relatively new trend among younger writers and, as…
It’s all well and good
GRAMMAR GUY By Jordan Fischer Question: “I hear people mixing up ‘well’ and ‘good’…
Hung up on “hanged”
GRAMMAR GUY By Jordan Fischer Question: “How about the proper use of ‘hanged’ versus…
On preventing suffix confusion
Question: “What are your thoughts about use of the (nonexistent) word ‘preventional’ on page 1…
The comparative and the superlative
I hear adjective and adverb errors all the time. I’m sure I even make my…
That or which?
Question: That was good stuff on the “that,” “who,” “whom” topic. How about a follow-up…
Graduating from grammar school
Question: “I have two grammatical questions. Which is correct: “almost always” or “most always?” It seems…
That, who or whom?
This week we’ll be talking about pronoun confusion; specifically between “that,” “who” and “whom.” Here’s…
Double up at the end
Last week I wrote about the effects texting has had on common grammar errors. As…