Back when you were in elementary school, your teacher worked hard to help you understand a concept called homophones. If you’re like most people, homophones bedeviled you then, and they probably still trip you up now and again. What are homophones? They’re those words that sound the same, even though they have very different meanings … Read more
Been noticing more typos and other errors in articles, posts, and other materials prepared by the media? You’re not alone. We all make mistakes (I’ll admit to more than my share), but newspapers and other professional media outlets used to have procedures in place — such as a team of eagle-eyed copy editors — to … Read more
Many people confuse the plural and possessive forms of words, and I usually cut individuals some slack when they make the wrong choice. But when the world’s largest chain of ice cream shops does it in its advertising, I can’t let it go. This promotional piece for Baskin-Robbins suggests that we “Celebrate…The Holiday’s” with a … Read more