A wonderful headline ("Sit. Stay. Parse. Good girl!") attracted me to this New York Times story about a border collie… Read more »
Posts By: Pam Nelson
Please, call me ma'am
A friend's Facebook status update reminded me that I wanted to write about the honorific ma'am. Some women don't like… Read more »
Grammar Guide quiz — Verbs are the subject
I found a quiz that I wrote a while ago but apparently hadn't posted. All five sentences deal with making… Read more »
This is an "awesome" post
I have used the word awesome a few times lately to describe something that I found terrific or impressive. This… Read more »
Grammar myths: Yes, you can start sentences with "but"
Two colleagues came to me with a question: Is it incorrect to begin a sentence with and or but? I… Read more »
Try Grammar Guide quiz no. 52 on word usage
The latest Grammar Guide quiz has more parts than usual. I have 11 sentences that offer you a choice of… Read more »
Words we mix up: palate, palette or pallet
A little piece of an advertising circular caught my eye this morning as I made my way through the Sunday… Read more »
How to use the verb "comprise"
This is a sentence I saved from a piece I edited a while ago: Folds, along with Steve Willard and… Read more »
Try a Grammar Guide quiz (No. 51) on word choice
My week at the copy editing factory was long and busy, but I hit the jackpot on some real-life examples… Read more »
Words we mix up: rein or reign
Even though most of us don't use horses or buggies as our main transportation these days, our language still has… Read more »