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Grammar Quibbles

grammar quibbles Apr. 15, 2015

Don’t Worry If You See Minnesota’s Governor Painting Dots on Road SignsMark Dayton has invited the umlaut back home.

By Jaime Fuller
jesus christie Jan. 9, 2014

Chris Christie’s Passive Apology, AnnotatedHow would the governor’s remarks have sounded with active voice?

By Adam Martin
grammar quibbles Mar. 5, 2013

Literally Literally Not LiteralDictionaries sanction the colloquial misuse of the word literally.

By Dan Amira
bons mots Feb. 26, 2013

John Boehner Loses the Grammarian VoteHe wants the Senate to “get off their ass.”

By Dan Amira
ink-stained wretches Aug. 3, 2011

We Are Shocked by This Post Headline“Too many damn ho’s.”

By Noreen Malone