Their, they’re and there. Whom and whose. The Oxford comma. The singular “they” pronoun. To English language purists, them are fightin’ words! The Guardians of Grammar will fight to the death to protect the purity of the English language, and these are the battles at the forefront of the language wars. The singular they has …
Category: Grammar
Sep 18
What Makes Good Grammar – Sunday Coffee Coffee Contemplations
Watching Hugh Laurie on CBS Sunday Morning the day after grading papers, it suddenly struck me how grammatically correct his speech is, which is not normally the case. Written English and spoken English are usually very distinctly different, especially when you are dealing with American English instead of the Queen’s own. So what about Hugh …