Remaining in the apostrophe family, one of the pesky little questions in the English Language is how to handle In-Law forms. Keep the family happy; write and pronounce those very important titles properly! :)
It's confusing to know how to correctly differentiate between...
When should you use the apostrophe with this word? It does confuse a lot of people. I notice it on billboards, menus, social media posts, blog posts, etc. Misplacement of the apostrophe is a common mistake.
With the apostrophe, the word means "it is" or "it has." Septe...
Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window," which was filmed and set in the 1950s, is about a professional magazine photographer, L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries, played by Jimmy Stewart, who is apartment-bound with a broken leg from a photo-shoot-gone-wrong on an automobile race track. Th...
How do you convey importance in your writing? Typography - italics, bold, underline - can only do so much. Spacing helps, certainly. How do you convey who you are? Your sound, your voice, your tone: your personality. How do yo make these abstract concepts concrete?
The first time language is put to the page is certainly not the last time it will be dealt with. Most of us know this...in our minds. However, after days, weeks, months, and dare I utter it - years! - it can be one of the most nerve-wracking ordeals to put your soul on...
