Less Talk, More Grammar: How to Master Fewer vs. Less

Less Talk, More Grammar: How to Master Fewer vs. Less

What’s your zodiac sign? Mine is Gemini, represented by the twins. Geminis are known for being social and talkative. If you’re a Gemini, you probably even have conversations with yourself! I often do. I’m very much a Gemini, but I also love the phrase “less talk, more...
The Mighty “Is”: Capitalization in Titles

The Mighty “Is”: Capitalization in Titles

I’m small. Standing at just five feet tall and weighing the same as 2.5 bags of wood pellets (we keep cozy in our little PNW home with a pellet stove), I don’t take up much space. If you sit behind me in a car, you’ll enjoy plenty of legroom. In my kitchen, you’ll...
A Housing Crisis: Tenants or Tenets?

A Housing Crisis: Tenants or Tenets?

From a text I was editing earlier today: She was a certified translator of French and Italian documents, particularly those relating to the Western tenants of European intellectualism. Oooh…I just love this kind of typo, where the author has used a legitimate word but...
My Favorite Punctuation Mark—The Em Dash

My Favorite Punctuation Mark—The Em Dash

In case you aren’t familiar with an em dash, I put it in the title as a visual aid. It’s name comes from it being the same width as the letter m; similarly, an en dash is the same width as the letter n. An easy way to find these symbols in Microsoft Word is to click...