Grammar & Usage

More Words You Always Have to Look Up

The dictionary is always here to help

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

For example, the different ways to use them

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Because spelling is tricky

Popular

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

A guide to plural and possessive names

Your vs. You're: How to Use Them Correctly

Here's your explanation, and you're welcome

Every Letter Is Silent, Sometimes: A-Z List of Examples

When each letter can be seen but not heard

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

We're here to help

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Be dashing—and do it well

Absent Letters That Are Heard Anyway

They aren't seen but they are heard

How to Use Accents and Diacritical Marks

You know, the markings above and below letters.

A Guide to Using Semicolons

You too can become a semicolon master!

Commonly Confused

Commonly Confused

On Synecdoche and Metonymy

When you are left to your own rhetorical devices.

Punctuation

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How to Use Word Division Dots and Syllable Hyphens

Dictionary secrets, revealed!

A Guide to Using Colons

We'll get to semicolons later.

To Use or Not Use the "?" in Requests

"Would you read this, please."

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

The shifting role of the apostrophe

Comma Splices: What They Are and How to Correct Them (or not)

Adventurous writers pull them off regularly
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Spelling & Pronunciation

Spelling & Pronunciation

Commonly Misspelled Words

Spelling is hard

Usage Notes

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31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

Beyond 'simile' and 'metaphor'

Fun! Funner!! Funnest!!!

We got a whole mess of fun here, folks

Can You Use 'Comprised of'?

It's been in use for centuries.

Is it 'graduated' or 'was graduated from'?

No, this will not be on the test

Using Bullet Points ( • )
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