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Dear blog people, If you remember a very successful Australian tennis player from the 1970s, Evonne Goolagong, you might remember that she had "walkabouts" -- times when she just wasn't with it, w...

The rules for “so”: When it means “so that” and implies the reason for doing something, it begins a dependent clause which, at the end of the sentence, gets no punctuation. …I sent it to her so I...

The "rule" for letter-for-letter spelling is that the spelling should look exactly like the word/words when they are written normally -- same punctuation, same capitalization. ...Robert Hendricks,...

Wishing each of you a warm and wonderful and most blessed Thanksgiving. Margie

Good morning, all. I have just been on an extended mental holiday for the last couple of weeks along with fighting a horrid cold and traveling for fun! Thank you to those of you who have inquired....

...I am done with dinner. ...I am through with dinner. ...I am finished with dinner. ...I have finished with dinner. WRONG! INCORRECT! ...I have finished dinner. This is the only correct form as...

Verbs in English (and many other languages) have a characteristic called "mood." When you make a statement or ask a question, the mood of the verb is indicative. When you directly tell someone to d...

I walked into a restaurant to meet my son for breakfast yesterday morning, wearing my "Bad grammar should not happen to good people" T-shirt. The guy at the next table said, "Good morning. How are...

Wishing you all a glorious and terrific National Punctuation Day! Let the fun begin. Happy punctuating! Margie