This is the Grammar Guy column, a weekly feature written by Curtis Honeycutt. I can think of a few things off the top of my head that I hope never to use: math, a fire extinguisher, Pepto Bismol and ...

I can think of a few things off the top of my head that I hope never to use: math, a fire extinguisher, Pepto Bismol, and the flotation device on the bottom of my seat cushion on an airplane. In ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know a thing or two about punctuation. But nobody — including punctuation book authors (ahem) — knows it all. So here are some advanced punctuation tips for good ...

I'm back this week with language matters that the Associated Press Stylebook asked writers and editors about. These matters were dubbed kryptonite because the users were always unsure of the correct ...

I can’t make a decent egg foo yong to save my life. I can’t pave a sidewalk, repair a computer or dry-clean a suit. And you sure as heck don’t want me to groom your poodle. So who am I to tell people ...

I love it whenever I see it: “‘Free Pickup and Delivery,’” “‘Fresh Fish’” and the like. I refer to signage on which quotation marks are used to indicate neither quotation nor irony but just upbeat ...