Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Last week, we discussed a few “rules” of grammar and usage, asking whether it was time to let them go. We also asked which ...

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It is time to thank our high school English teachers. They were right when they said, “watch your language,” and that grammar counts in the “real world.” In the real world of real estate leases, ...

Grammar and syntax aren’t just rules—they’re the backbone of how we connect, persuade, and understand each other. From choosing the right word to structuring sentences, language precision can ...

Here’s an interesting question posed to me recently: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? Look for fresh basil at your local grocery store, and, if it isn’t available, tell the ...

Few people actually remember all those pesky grammar rules we learned in school. But you can bet that a company in Maine will not be forgetting its comma rules anytime soon. Earlier this month, a ...

Do you remember being taught you should never start your sentences with "And" or "But"? What if I told you that your teachers were wrong and there are lots of other so-called grammar rules that we've ...

You, could, be, a, grammar, rebel, and, insert, a, comma, wherever, you, like – but, trust us, those won’t make for very readable sentences. A short TikTok video on the appropriate usage of Oxford or ...

Once upon a time, there were no grammar rules and writers were free to experiment with punctuation as they saw fit. It wasn’t until the late 1700s that grammar books became popular (and lucrative), ...