When it comes to correcting grammar in a piece of writing, it can be an arduous task for man or machine. While spellcheckers are a dime-a-dozen and work pretty swimmingly, grammar checkers often fail ...

Jorge was a news writer for AP. He covered the mobile industry at Android Police, but has covered multiple beats in the tech space. It is common for people to use Google Search to check their spelling ...

Q: I work in a library. Some of my co-workers use poor grammar, and I don’t know if or how I should correct their word usage. Any suggestions? A: Yes, make it clear that your concerns are eccentric ...

Misplaced apostrophes’, passive voice being used, and sentence fragments. We’ve all experienced the frustration of witnessing infuriating grammar faux pas. I’ve often found myself internally rolling ...

At some point in social media history, Twitter's grammar police officially crossed into grammar Nazi territory. I'm not sure when it became socially acceptable to tell strangers that they used the ...

I have a colleague that I work with who, despite being a well-educated professional, has a few "grammar quirks". He routinely says things like "I haven't ever ate there" or "You should come to the ...

Many celebrities shoot for humor when they first join Twitter. But not Kelsey Grammer. On June 30, the actor signed up for Twitter with a very different goal in mind: to correct everybody’s grammar.

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If you’re a teacher, maybe this doesn’t apply to you; it’s your job to correct students’ grammar. But, some of us–even professional writers–need to turn it down a notch. So, if you want to avoid ...

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