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 ...

The ad that started it all. Burger King touts its Whopper Jr. with a single open quote instead of the correct apostrophe. (John Kelly/The Washington Post) Perspective by John Kelly Have you ever ...

Are you the sort of person who just loves correcting other people’s grammar? Are you sure that you’re doing it right? Some things that people have been taught are rules of English grammar are really ...

The old joke goes this way. Two school teachers were discussing academics. One, a math teacher, asked the other, a language arts teacher, “Which is correct? Two and two are four or two and two is four ...

TORONTO – Since the advent of human language – some 30,000 to 100,000 years ago – there have been trailblazers, championing new methods of communication. And following closely behind, dedicated ...

Regardless of their age, people care a lot about grammar. In a Harris Poll for Dictionary.com, 59 percent of respondents said improper grammar is their biggest annoyance when it comes to the English ...