“It makes me mad when people say ‘literally’ when they mean ‘figuratively’ as it does sound stupid and confusing,” a poster on Quora wrote recently. “Is this normal?” In the replies, the top answer is ...

In the late 1990s, a friend told me she had used the word “exponentially” in a debate with her brother-in-law. “That’s not a word!” her brother-in-law insisted. “Of course it is,” my friend replied.

Unlike the carefully scripted dialogue found in most books and movies, the language of everyday interaction tends to be messy and incomplete, full of false starts, interruptions, and people talking ...

What’s the difference between emoticons and emoji? How do I make product names (like the iPhone 7 or 6s) plural? That’s a sample of questions that Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, answers on a ...

A handy list of links to resources for teaching questions Stage 5: Buying a ticket. Grammar Tip: Questions and question words. Stage 4: At the supermarket. Grammar Tip: Looking for things: hay and ...

Every outfit I tried on was either too casual, too loud or too frumpy. A funny thing about language: When you use it without thinking, you usually do just fine. It’s only when you stop and question ...

To celebrate, I offer these tips and insights into proper grammar and good writing from Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl. Fogarty, who produces the podcast “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for ...