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 ...

Call me a grammar nerd or a snob. I don’t care. I’ve been called worse. I’ve been called a “wordsmith,” a term tossed out by folks who undervalue good writing. What’s worse is that some have used it ...

In academic and professional environments, communication is one of the most powerful tools you possess. Whether you are drafting an email to a colleague, guiding a team through a project, or ...

Willem Hollmann is affiliated with the Committee for Linguistics in Education (CLiE) and with the Education Committee of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB). Do you know what a suffix ...