Beyond the Rhetoric

I’m not entirely sure what is more frightening: the “item collectors” from the TV show Hoarders or the army of Orcs known as the Horde. Whatever the case, you’ll want to know the difference between hoard and horde.
One of the best ways to learn what your audience wants to know is to ask and that’s [...]

Sometimes, it’s the little things that matter the most and this is usually true when it comes to spelling and grammar as well. It’s how you use those little words that can trip you up and words don’t get much smaller than “a” and “an.”
These words typically precede a singular noun of some kind, telling [...]

It’s an error that I have been seeing more and more often in the last couple of weeks, thanks largely to the start of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Yup, the Opening Ceremonies are tonight, kicking off two full weeks of intense competition.
When an athlete wins his event, earning the right to ascend that podium, [...]

While going through school, you were likely taught a whole series of rules as to how you should compose your sentences. Your teachers probably told you about how you should never end your sentences in prepositions and you shouldn’t start them with words like “and” or “but.” However, as with some mathematical “rules” that you [...]

Just as when it comes to finding happiness in your life, it is important to pay attention to the little things when it comes to improving your grammar as well. All too often, we pay attention to larger concepts in our writing, but small mistakes can mean the difference between a professional-sounding article and one [...]