Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times) Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d ...

I came across a rather sad post on a message board the other day. “I feel insecure because someone made fun of my less than perfect grammar. What’s the best way to improve it?” This post led me to ...

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When Lynne Truss wrote, in her best-selling 2003 grammar screed Eats, Shoots & Leaves, of “a world of plummeting punctuation standards,” she was (perhaps unwittingly) joining an ancient tradition. How ...

When's the correct time to use "its" or "it's"?<BR><BR>"It's raining outside" is short for "It is raining outside" is that right?<BR><BR>"This car, yeah, it's mine." Or "This car, yeah, its mine." ...

Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...

Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...

Four years ago, I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...