Grammar Girl Quick And Dirty Tips For Better Writing

Is Your Dog an "It" or a "She"?

The good, the bad, and the odd.

How an editor who hated the word "radical," became a radical.

Learn how to use properly use hyphens with compound adjectives.

Use rich verbs, but don't put them in tuxedos.

Tricks to make make your writing more accessible to people with dyslexia and visual impairments.

The updated Ngram Viewer gives new insight into word usage.

"Dragged" versus "drug." The Grammar Girl print book is now available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/2pkej7

Are "is is" and "had had" acceptable?

The girl who sat next to me is or was? named Stephanie.

A E I O U and sometimes Y, but also W?

Debunking a believable grammar hoax.

Some verbs are becoming strangely irregular.

Why the Rules of Story Are Even More Immutable than the Rules of Grammar.

Get ready to write about the Olympics.

Two troublesome words from Grammar Girl's new book.

From 101 TROUBLESOME WORDS.

From 101 TROUBLESOME WORDS.

Tips for editing and revising.

Sometimes you gotta break the rules.