When I write, I keep two primary principles in mind. First, I use as few words as necessary to convey an idea. Second, I ensure that every sentence is sequenced in the correct order. If a word is not ...

How is it that we can form new sentences in every conversation, with no apparent effort? A question that has long occupied ...

Of the emails I received last Monday, one stated, “I saw the following; No posters here fine shillings 85000”. Then followed the question: “What comes between ‘here’ and ‘fine’? For a moment, I ...

TO give us a much better handle on English usage, I propose to do a full-dress review now that goes further back to the basics of English composition. We will begin with a discussion of the uses of ...