“It makes me mad when people say ‘literally’ when they mean ‘figuratively’ as it does sound stupid and confusing,” a poster on Quora wrote recently. “Is this normal?” In the replies, the top answer is ...

“Every outfit I tried on was either too casual, too loud or too frumpy.” A funny thing about language: When you use it without thinking, you usually do just fine. It’s only when you stop and question ...

Welcome to Part 2 of the Ultimate Spelling Challenge! 🗣️Over the next 28 questions, you won’t just spot misspellings…You’ll ...

What’s the difference between emoticons and emoji? How do I make product names (like the iPhone 7 or 6s) plural? That’s a sample of questions that Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, answers on a ...

Every outfit I tried on was either too casual, too loud or too frumpy. A funny thing about language: When you use it without thinking, you usually do just fine. It’s only when you stop and question ...

For the verb be, we need is or are as question words. Study this telephone conversation. You are about to meet somebody you do not know: Are you older than me? ~ No, I'm not. We're the same age. Are ...

To celebrate, I offer these tips and insights into proper grammar and good writing from Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl. Fogarty, who produces the podcast “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for ...

We use affirmative word order in questions in spoken rather than written English. Declarative questions can be used when the speaker is fairly sure he has understood what has been said, but he just ...