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It’s all that and a bag of grammar
Lesson: it’s versus its For such a little word, it can cause a lot of trouble—especially when you add an “s” into the equation. (But, please, this is a family friendly blog, so let’s leave the “h”...
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Till vs. ‘Til
David Bowie had the song “Love You Till Tuesday,” but Michael Jackson had “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.” Motörhead had an entire album named No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith, but Shirley Bassey just sang...
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The dos and don’ts of “dos and don’ts”
Lesson: Forming plurals and the role of the apostrophe A common mistake in English writing appears, strangely enough, when we write lists of dos and don’ts. Many people mistakenly write “do’s and...
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Happy National Punctuation Day!
Today is September 24, which means . . . drum roll . . . it’s National Punctuation Day. In honor of this very special day, I am bringing to you a collection of archive Grammar Party posts that teach...
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Fools and apostrophes
Wondering where the apostrophe goes in the name of a certain April day marked by fools? It looks like this: April Fool’s day This is how Merriam-Webster has it and is the placement most agreed upon. To...
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How to Use a Possessive Apostrophe
A possessive is a word that ends with an apostrophe and an S that shows someone or something possesses (has or owns) something. There are several rules involving possessives. So, in this post, we’re...
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