We all have our little obsessions, those events, people or things that provoke a passionate reaction in us, whether it's reasonable or not. For some it might be an unwavering devotion to a sports team ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --In this digital age, we're more likely to text and tweet than to talk. Are we forgetting to use proper grammar? For years, we've been told that poor grammar can cost you an ...
Writing with proper grammar is one of the easiest ways to establish credibility. For example, when was the last time you trusted the guy who opened his email with “Hello please sirs and madam” and ...
A study published in March suggests what we've all long suspected: People who are obsessed with grammar aren't as nice as the rest of us. For the study, scientists Julie Boland and Robin Queen from ...
As Dallas School District teachers walk picket lines around the Back Mountain school campus and at businesses owned by school board members, we’re reminded of our own high school days — days when ...
Regarding Mark Goldblatt's "Welcome Back, My Ungrammatical Students" (op-ed, Sept. 3): It is gratifying to read that, in this day of text messaging, there are some of us who believe that correct ...
My husband and I enjoy your column and particularly relate to your grammar topics. As an English teacher, he has shared some of those columns with his students. Kevin, my husband’s brother, collects ...
You’ve had grammar drilled into your head since elementary school, but when it comes to creating passwords, researchers are now saying to forget everything you’ve ...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who himself speaks in tongues at times, says that proper grammar is the key to success. Answering a question from a caller during his appearance on a New York City ...
TORONTO – Since the advent of human language – some 30,000 to 100,000 years ago – there have been trailblazers, championing new methods of communication. And following closely behind, dedicated ...