October 29, 2024
Doesn’t that just title sum up English grammar? “Here’s a rule, but it’s not quite always true…” It’s an unfortunate reality that the rules of English grammar are very much like swiss cheese: full of holes (and possibly a little Read more…
The capitalization question strikes again. We’ve talked about how the “f” in french fries should be lowercase (even though French is usually capitalized in other contexts), but what about words like “mom” and “dad”? What about professional titles like “president”? Read more…
October 28, 2024
You probably know that you’re supposed to capitalize proper nouns, including the names of people, places, and organizations. So it goes without saying that the name of the country France should be capitalized. But what are the rules of capitalization Read more…