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There is a difference of opinion among the "authorities" -- Gregg, Morson, CMOS, et cetera -- regarding the nature of the word so. Some view it as a coordinate conjunction like and and or. Others v...

When the word so means "therefore," it begins a new sentence and needs to be preceded by a semicolon or a period. It NEVER takes a single separating comma after it but can always have something aft...

We all know that a comma goes before a coordinate conjunction -- and, but, or, nor -- when there is an independent subject and verb after the conjunction. ...I went with her, but I did not have th...

When that fourth-grade teacher told you not to start a sentence with and, s/he was referring to the fact that you stuck and in between every sentence. S/he clearly did not know you would grow up an...

Q What is the VIN? A J, as in "John"; -H, as in "Harry"; -4-D, as in "David"; -B, as in "boy"; -7-6-6-2-T, as in "Tom"; I believe it's an -S, as in "Sam"; -0-0-3-4-9-0. Semicolons because...

Okay is one of those words that peppers the speech patterns of many people. Here is the scoop on okay. If it comes at the beginning of a sentence, follow it with a period. It stands by itself and ...

We have differing opinions about the word o'clock and the :00. Some of us were taught that o'clock should be transcribed as ":00" by those wonderful, hard-working teachers of our youth . Others of ...

The "one" words: No one is always two words. Everyone, anyone, someone are one word when they refer to a random person. (They are called "indefinite pronouns.") ...I need someone to help me. ......

Sometimes we "like" something that is not correct just because so many people say it incorrectly that we have become used to it. The who/whom question comes to mind. Many do not use these correctly...