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The word then is an adverb when it means "next" or "at that time." When it is an adverb, it does not take punctuation. ...We were then seen by a different doctor. ...I then noticed the spot it had...

This question has popped up in seminars over the last several months. My answer is to put it into the transcript as "2012." I know. You are yelling, "But that is not verbatim!" First of all, we ar...

For those who want to add "so" and "yet" to the list of coordinate conjunctions: I have never had anyone be able to explain to me how that follows the way sentences work. I believe this is an error...

So we had a discussion over on FB about "so" -- again! As you all know, I want us to punctuate according to the grammar that is going on in the sentence. I believe with my heart and soul that punc...

A compound noun can be one word, hyphenated, or multiple words. You can know the correct form only by looking it up and checking the part of speech. ...bookkeeper, roommate ...sister-in-law, aide-...

There is a recurring question about these kinds of numbers. What if it is "...sent a hundred dollars to him" or "...paid ten and a half" or "...a little over a million"? The answer is that these ar...

We had a discussion over on FB about this sentence: ...Jump in anytime/any time you like. "Anytime" means "an indefinite point in time" as in a moment in time. ...You can do that anytime. ...I c...

"Sometime" is an indefinite POINT in time; "some time" is an indefinite PERIOD of time. If you are thinking of "1:15" or "2:30," it is one word; if you are thinking of "seven hours" or "ten minutes...

Not a lot of people are really interested in this anymore, but here it is! There are two reasons that people have trouble with who and whom. The first reason is that one does not hear these used ...