An Editor's Cup of Tea

For a lot of people, syntax is a scary word with an obscure meaning. It’s something that teachers don’t cover much in schools, and as such, many people don’t understand all of its nuances. So, what is syntax? Essentially, syntax is the proper choice of words for each sentence. It covers topics such as word choice, denotation […]

Have you ever struggled with spelling? It’s okay. You can admit it. Spelling words correctly can be incredibly difficult, and it’s not something that is going to go away because you passed all your spelling tests as a kid. The truth is: We aren’t usually taught how to spell. We’re taught how to memorize spellings, and there […]

Antecedents are one of those little things that people don’t realize are important. In fact, a lot of people don’t even know what antecedents are. For most of us, it seems natural to shove a pronoun into a phrase without thinking about the repercussions. When antecedents become unclear, however, our sentences soon become little puzzles […]

Oh, possessive pronouns. How you seem to break the rules of grammar for your own benefit. It’s no wonder so many people get you wrong!  I admit that I have touched on this specific set of grammar rules in several other blog posts. However, this issue is so unbelievably common that it does, in fact, […]

Like it or not, we live in a digital age. And in that digital age, we have formed a breeding ground for grammar errors. Sometimes, these errors are simple, and readers can still find meaning within the error. However, at other times, an egregious error completely changes the meaning of a sentence. Fortunately, it is […]

Words Changing Over Time         Words are ever-changing things. Their meanings rarely stay the same forever. Sometimes, this change is gradual and slow, but occasionally, words change meanings in the span of a few decades. In fact, some words have changed meaning over the short course of my lifetime. In this post, I […]

I’m sure we’ve all had those moments where we write a word and then stare at the screen, scratching our heads and wondering, Should this word take an apostrophe? Well, maybe you haven’t, but I certainly have. In fact, it’s hard not to panic. Created via the imgflip meme generator The Basics: Apostrophe S         Possessive apostrophes […]