“It makes me mad when people say ‘literally’ when they mean ‘figuratively’ as it does sound stupid and confusing,” a poster on Quora wrote recently. “Is this normal?” In the replies, the top answer is ...

“Every outfit I tried on was either too casual, too loud or too frumpy.” A funny thing about language: When you use it without thinking, you usually do just fine. It’s only when you stop and question ...

A handy list of links to resources for teaching questions Stage 5: Buying a ticket. Grammar Tip: Questions and question words. Stage 4: At the supermarket. Grammar Tip: Looking for things: hay and ...

Unlike the carefully scripted dialogue found in most books and movies, the language of everyday interaction tends to be messy and incomplete, full of false starts, interruptions, and people talking ...

Every outfit I tried on was either too casual, too loud or too frumpy. A funny thing about language: When you use it without thinking, you usually do just fine. It’s only when you stop and question ...

To celebrate, I offer these tips and insights into proper grammar and good writing from Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl. Fogarty, who produces the podcast “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for ...