Tradition vs. Convention – Clean Composition by Rachel Elrom

Boomers vs. Zoomers, or How I Honed My WTF Face Upon Learning that Punctuation No Longer Matters

Q&A with a Millennial: How to punctuate so Zoomers will respect you So read the title of an article that figuratively slapped me across the face as I scrolled through my Google alerts for grammar and punctuation. (Yes, I’m that nerdy.) “I don’t feel a burning desire to be respected by Gen Z,” I thoughtContinueContinue reading “Boomers vs. Zoomers, or How I Honed My WTF Face Upon Learning that Punctuation No Longer Matters”

To Split or Not to Split… That is the Question about Infinitives

As an editor, this is the #1 question I get. Is it OK to use split infinitives? Lots of sources provide conflicting opinions. Many, like Oxford English Dictionary’s Language Matters, say “yes.” But, I say “no.” Sure, split infinitives have become a part of American English convention. But, that does not mean using them is correct or theContinueContinue reading “To Split or Not to Split… That is the Question about Infinitives”