Grammar Hammer: Why So Tense?
“While I was walking through the park, this giant spider appears out of nowhere and scared the living daylights out of me!” What’s wrong with that sentence? Absolutely nothing, if you’re as terrified of...
Author: Catherine Spicer
Grammar Hammer: Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda
I grew up in southern West Virginia and heard phrases like “would of went” and “should of went” all the time. Thanks to my late grammarian grandfather, The Colonel, those phrases never made it...
Grammar Hammer: ‘In’ vs. ‘Into’ on this National Grammar Day
In honor of National Grammar Day, we’re sharing one of our favorite Grammar Hammer columns by Catherine Spicer, manager of customer content services with PR Newswire. You know what’s been tripping me up as...
