Follow the Rules

Helpful posts and articles focused on proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and other assorted important things!
  • You pEEk with your EyEs. A peAk is a mountain (capital A has a peak). - @EditorMark
  • "Then" is always about time, "than" always for comparison. The words diverged 1,300 years ago. - @EditorMark
  • Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said." ~ Elmore Leonard via @AdviceToWriters
  • The phrase is "free" -- not "for free." As in, "Get a book free," meaning free of charge. This guidance is free. Not "for free." - @Porter_Anderson

Snarky Grammar Guide - Blog Post - Dedicated to making examples of the mistakes of others - not a blog you want to be mentioned in. ;)

Grammarist - Blog Post - Can you really catch crawdads in a crick?
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