2008 March

Posted March 30th, 2008 by Pam Nelson & filed under Uncategorized.

Can you tell what’s wrong with the sentences in the list below? I think many of you will see the… Read more »

Posted March 29th, 2008 by Pam Nelson & filed under Uncategorized.

Writers use a variety of sentence structures. The normal order of English declarative sentences is Subject-Verb. When we are first… Read more »

Posted March 25th, 2008 by Pam Nelson & filed under Uncategorized.

Grammar-usage books make it to my desk often. I rarely write about them because they are irritating to read and… Read more »

Posted March 23rd, 2008 by Pam Nelson & filed under Uncategorized.

The quiz returns with five sentences I have encountered in print. Today’s quiz is all about word choices. Click on… Read more »

Posted March 22nd, 2008 by Pam Nelson & filed under Uncategorized.

Here is a screen caption from a recent MSNBC newscast: The caption writer needed “affect” here, of course. One way… Read more »

Posted March 8th, 2008 by Pam Nelson & filed under Uncategorized.

A thoughtful reader wrote to ask that we at The N&O avoid using the language of war to refer to… Read more »

Posted March 3rd, 2008 by Pam Nelson & filed under Uncategorized.

This was on the screen Monday night (March 3) on “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric” during Bob Schieffer’s commentary… Read more »

Posted March 2nd, 2008 by Pam Nelson & filed under Uncategorized.

Try the quiz. Click on the icon or here to begin.Tuesday is National Grammar Day. Martha Brockenburgh, founder of the… Read more »

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