A dangling participle walks into a bar. Enjoying a cocktail and chatting with the bartender, the evening passes pleasantly. A bar was walked into by the passive voice. An oxymoron walked into a bar, and the silence was deafening. Two… Read More ›
Grammar
What is ‘The Oxford Comma’
The ‘Oxford comma’ is an optional comma before the word ‘and’ at the end of a list: We sell books, videos, and magazines. It’s known as the Oxford comma because it was used by printers, readers, and editors at Oxford University… Read More ›
A stress relief ball…
that causes more stress for English teachers. Can you see why?
Exclamation and question commas
The exclamation comma and the question comma were designed and patented by Leonard Storch, Haagen Ernst Van and Sigmund Silber in 1992 but the idea never caught on and the patent expired in 1995. The idea was to use the… Read More ›
