These days, we’re all experts in the perils of time travel. Through extensive research in front of our TVs, we know that if we go back in time we should never step on a bug, never try to talk sense ...

NOT: The weather wouldn’t be so cold in May. Used to and would often have the idea of comparison or change over time. Used to is the simple past. Use to is used in negative and question forms. It is ...

I don’t know nothing.” It’s a common cliché’ we hear today that we use and hear today. But is it really correct grammar? No, it isn’t. Avoid the double negative in your sentence. It should be, “I ...

In response to my column highlighting amusing errors, a reader questioned my emphasis on proper grammar. "I enjoy reading your column," he wrote, "and I do try to write succinctly. However, in this ...