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 ...
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 ...
If you want to appear polished and intelligent, a great way to do that is to make sure you’re using proper grammar. Grammar seems like a small thing, but it can leave a big impression. There are many ...
A quarterly report from the 1960 Freshman Year, Notre Dame, is just spot-on. The first sentence says it all. "The child's first teacher is the parent, his first school is the home." My parents never ...
We should all strive to use correct grammar, but commentator William Lawrence says it’s very important when it comes to political speech. For a long time, I have felt that civilization is jeopardized ...
Good language skills are imperative – for getting good grades or securing (and keeping) a job. In month 18 of the pandemic, with the delta surge crowding hospitals and our brief period of merry ...
I'm dictating this column (not comma) on my iPhone. I know, I know, it's a strange thing to do, but here's the story. My wife and I are driving to Cincinnati for Thanksgiving. Debbie is at the wheel ...
I want to concur with Susan Ertel in the writers group when she asked “Is good grammar now a dying art?” I have worried about what our young people are not learning about reading and writing for a ...
There are few things more annoying than poor grammar in work emails! The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on the tyranny of the exclamation point in the office, and boy did I have a ...