TWO weeks ago, I started a series on sentence errors. Let’s take a look at the corrections of the exercises I shared then. Take out your note and compare the answers, and feel free to email me if ...

A sentence fragment is part of a sentence set off as if it were a complete sentence: Because I didn't care. Being an accident. Although he asked again. Although they're common in speech they should be ...

When I was a kid, the “Do as I say, not as I do” school of parenting reigned supreme. Those adults lecturing children on the dangers of smoking? Smokers, one and all. Kids would get in big trouble for ...

For most of my life, I have followed rules. Yes, occasionally I go wild. I'll eat ice cream straight out of the container. I'll wear blue with black. Sometimes -- I'll just come out and say it -- I ...

Blame it all on my British roots, but I’ve never preferred coffee. I like hanging out in coffee shops. I don’t mind smelling like I’ve hung out in a coffee shop all day. But, for me, I like tea. Every ...