Tips from the Grammar Guru: Than vs. Then
July 30, 2019
The English language can be quite tricky. It’s chock-full of words that look and sound the same, and their definitions are even virtually the same,
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Tips from the Grammar Guru—That: Omit or Include?
July 30, 2019
Trying to stop yourself from including superfluous words in your writing is a lot like trying to break your age old habit of following dinner
Tips from the Grammar Guru: Email vs. E-mail
July 29, 2019
“PLEASE stop hitting reply all on every e-mail you send.” Or wait, is it… “PLEASE stop hitting reply all on every email you send.” As
When “Give It Away” is the Right Sales and Marketing Strategy
July 29, 2019
I had the pleasure of attending a seminar this week presented by my friend and his Alpharetta-based Sandler Training franchise. Aside from myself, there were
Tips from the Grammar Guru: AP changes decades-old rule on over vs. more than
July 24, 2019
Which is correct: “I ate over twenty donuts” or “I ate more than twenty donuts?” Either, apparently. Journalists have been weeping far and wide ever
Tips from the Grammar Guru: Apart vs. A part
July 21, 2019
Understanding homophones – when two or more words have the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling – is one of the many challenges
Tips from the Grammar Guru: Oxford Comma
July 15, 2019
I love my parents, Beyoncé and Mark Zuckerberg. Wait, what? Your parents are Beyoncé and Mark Zuckerberg? Well, no… Instances like these are when oxford
Tips from the Grammar Guru: 70’s vs. ‘70s
July 14, 2019
I think it’s time we talk about apostrophes and when we need to use restraint with them. An apostrophe is used to create a conjunction