The English language, even for a native English speaker, is not an exact science. Despite our best efforts to learn how to speak and type in grade school, English is just sort of one of those things ...

I get my share of emails and letters addressed "Hey, Gramma," "Dear Grampa Grammar Moses," "Grammar Granny" and "Dear St. Grammarian," so when I get a "Dear Sir" letter I am ready for someone who ...

Grammar instruction may have waned in some classrooms starting in the early 2000s, largely because the high-stakes tests required by the No Child Left Behind law didn’t assess grammar specifically.

Life in your twenties can be a strange vortex of exciting possibilities and daunting new responsibilities. You're not long past the freedom of your teens but navigating career prospects, relationships ...

You can spell check in Microsoft Word by using its built-in spelling and grammar checker. If enabled, it will automatically underline spelling and grammatical errors ...

You’ve probably heard the old story about the pedant who dared to tinker with Winston Churchill’s writing because the great man had ended a sentence with a preposition. Churchill’s scribbled response: ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. In 2013, London Grammar dropped us in the eye of young adulthood's storm with their mesmerising debut ...

Lords move on to Children and Social Work Bill at report stage Alex Partridge, Aiden James and Ros Ball House of Commons Parliament Following today's urgent question, Labour MP Adrian Bailey will ...

Call them grammar snobs or grammar nerds but we all have that one friend whose biggest turn off is wrongly spelt words or poorly constructed sentences. In short, they are sure to judge people who ...

Sometimes I get email that I feel is better suited for Judith Martin, Jeanne Phillips or Carolyn Hax. But will that stop me from stumbling through an answer? Heck no. "I really enjoy your column," Don ...