Double Negatives
We can blame the Rolling Stones for teaching us that we “can’t get no satisfaction,” …
Grammar Mistakes
Most of us learned proper grammar when we were young. But, over the years, mistakes turn into bad habits, which turn into fodder for mockery from the grammar sticklers in our lives. These errors are among the most common you’ll find.
Reflexive Pronouns: Myself
It’s common to hear people use myself as a substitute for me. You might also …
Helping Verbs: To Do
We use do, does, did, don’t, and didn’t constantly; because of that, we run the …
Helping Verbs: To Be
Be stands alone as a verb, and its presence changes other verbs from (for example) …
Helping Verbs: To Have
The simple past — fell, broke, forgot, regretted, etc. — is simple: The lamp fell …
Indefinite Pronouns: Each
Each reader of this website is entitled to learn about grammar, right? Or wait, should …
Get, Got, and Gotten
This word and its variants are incredibly common and useful, and rather easily misused. It …
May and Might
Oh, the possibilities! If you use these two words interchangeably when you speak, you are …
Subjunctive Mood II: I Demand That…
The subjunctive mood expresses a particular condition: “I hope that you…,” “I suggest that she…,” …
Subjunctive Mood I: If I Were…
Did you know that verbs have moods? The subjunctive mood allows you to be wishful, …