You're getting a couple of freebies here. Sorry to load you up two days in a row, but this is all stemming from conversations surrounding the same article.

Years of ExperienceIf you have five years of experience, then you have five years' experience. If you have done seven hours of work, then you have done seven hours' work. Notice the apostrophes ( Read more... )

When adding -ing, -ed, or -er to a verb that ends in a consonant, the general rule is this: double the last consonant if the last syllable is stressed (or emphasized), but do not double that consonant if the last syllable is not stressed. Examples: Double the consonant in admitted, acquitted, transferred, and occurred; but do not double the ( Read more... )

In other words, I ain't wrong. So if you gotta get good at getting "got," then here's a humorous but serious article about how to use "got" properly.

Here is how to correctly reference common collegiate degrees in America. (It is painful to work for a college and see it printed incorrectly.)

(1) If writing about the degree generally, then it's just a master's, a bachelor's, or an associate's degree. Don't capitalize the first letter but remember the apostrophe; it's a possessive noun ( Read more... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7H3DYEWA2g
(Thanks to Jen B for the link.)

(updating a previous topic)

It's been over two years since Lesson 2, but I haven't forgotten about it. (And, sadly, I can only find Lesson 1, all the way back in June 2004.)

Lesson 3: How to Use "Less Than" and "Fewer Than" ProperlyThe rule is actually very simple: user "fewer" if the noun can be counted to a specific number, unless you're talking about time, money, or ( Read more... )

Clarissa and I had a brief AIM conversation until she decided it was time to take a shower before going to bed. As she was signing off, she raised an interesting point: she knows she's taking a shower, but she can't figure out who or what she's taking it from! (She said it! Not me!)

[Edit: I have been informed, in ways ranging from humorous to ( Read more... )

The hitter hits the ball and I want to throw the batter out at first base. So I pick up the ball and throw it to ... Whom?

No, no, no! Who is on first!

. . .

And this is how we have fun with grammar.

I'm as guilty as you are about this, or it wouldn't be here ( Read more... )