Why Grammar Matters in Your Book
I’ve been called a Grammar Nazi, a grammar geek, a grammar freak, a grammar nut, the grammar police, and a stickler. What they say behind my back, I don’t know. I’m not that bad. I don’t critique tweets, personal emails,…
Introducing Professor Punctuation
Welcome, Prof Punc! Today, we are welcoming a newcomer to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday. From our local college faculty, I now introduce Professor Punctuation. I’ll hand over the mic now. Thanks for coming, professor. I know, I know: I don’t look like…
Miss Spelling Returns: Words that Get Confused
Welcome to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday. By popular demand — or simply because she asked — Miss Spelling has returned. Her insistence on making a reappearance stemmed from a nonfiction book she is reviewing. While the book itself is written well, a…
A Lesson with Miss Pronunciation
It’s time for AMAZE-ing Words Wednesday! Today’s word lesson will be taught by renowned language arts instructor, Miss Pronunciation. Miss Pronunciation will present the incorrect and correct ways of articulating some commonly mispronounced words in the English language. Without further…
Wednesday Words: It is Lite or Light?
You will never catch me pulling into the “Krazy Kat Kar Wash.” I don’t care if my vehicle looks like it emerged from a mudslide or the only thing visible through my front windshield is the collection of insects amassed…
Wednesday Words: Should You Correct Friends?
My feet shuffle across the hard floor, as chairs creak and a cough echoes in the half-empty room. I clear my throat, lean over to the microphone on its rickety stand, and announce: “My name is Julie, and I am…