Beyond the Rhetoric

@michaelkwan You’re welcome! Bad grammar is a pet peeve. Have you done one on “breathe” vs. “breath” yet? I’m always open to suggestions for new article ideas on Beyond the Rhetoric, so I’m more than happy to address this concern posed by reex on Twitter. After all, we could all work to improve our grammar, [...]

Some blokes in London may know a portmanteau as a leather traveling bag, but that’s not really the kind of portmanteau that’s going to help you find your unique writing voice. Instead, I’m talking about the writing device of the same name. A portmanteau is when you create a new word (neologism) by combining two [...]

They may not sound the same, like how “to” and “too” sound the same, but the words “sale” and “sell” can be a great source of confusion for many people. Which word should be used for what purpose? This grammar tip suggestion came from Dan Rinnert. He says that he is tired of hearing people [...]

Many people seem to think that blogs do not need to have proper grammar, so long as the core message gets across to the reader. I beg to differ. Blogs should be held up to the same kinds of standards as print media if they hope to get the same kind of respect from their [...]