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While much can be said about the legal ethics, or lack thereof, of copyrighting the “Happy Birthday to You” song we all love, something else can be asked about the situation itself: What made the song so valuable?
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In most casual conversations, your friends won’t decipher your mistakes, but if you’re trying to sound impressive or are speaking to the grammar police, you will want to practice your understanding of the English language. Here are some of the big phrasal mistakes to look out for.
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The few masters of the toughest tongue twisters earned playground glory. But who knew there was more to Peter Piper’s pick or the woodchuck’s chucking?
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Whether it be our universe or our writing, there’s always something to govern our decisions. Zodiac signs rule the stars, and punctuation marks rule our writing — so why not combine the two?
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While it’s considered a good rule of thumb to write in the active voice, writing in the passive voice can have its benefits.
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Communication itself is naturally prevalent in everyday life, and it can be divided into two categories: spoken and written.
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The alphabet and its order affect us every day and, in many ways, organize our lives, but how did the alphabet end up the way it is?
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When you’re going through the exciting, intimidating or mundane process of injecting for hormone replacement therapy, you may notice your mind wandering.
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Sometimes malapropisms purely spark confusion and a lack of cohesion and understanding, but there’s a sweet synthesis for me between malapropisms and the literalness of the German language.
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Although copy editors can edit out blatant lies and ugly slurs in the articles we’re given, here are some things we don’t fact-check: framing and omission.
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