SleuthSayers: Appositive Thinking

SleuthSayers: Appositive Thinking: I have become, I'm afraid, a grammar nerd. (This from someone who didn't even like English classes in high school and college.) I co...

SleuthSayers: For You and Me and I

SleuthSayers: For You and Me and I:    I should probably apologize ahead of time, because this post is a complaint, and I learned long ago that nobody likes complaints. My mom&...

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Horrors of Homophonic Mayhem by Janis Patterson

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Horrors of Homophonic Mayhem: by Janis Patterson Their going to brooch the door, and it will phase them awl if they find the diamond pen. Nonsense, right? Definitely, tho...

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Poor Abused Apostrophe and the Confusion It Causes by Janis Patterson

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Poor Abused Apostrophe and the Confusion It Ca...: by Janis Patterson I will admit it, I am a stickler for the correct usage of the English language, which means that these days my grammatica...

ClassicAndCozy: Standards? What Are They?

ClassicAndCozy: Standards? What Are They?: by Janis Susan May/Janis Patterson I admit I spend waaaay too much time on email loops, especially those for writer...

Do Some Damage: Review: The New Book Every Writer Needs

Do Some Damage: Review: The New Book Every Writer Needs: By Claire Booth I am a word geek. A well-turned phrase makes my heart sing. But so does a well-placed comma. And the two hyphens I j...

Not Your Usual Suspects: Which Banana’s What, and Other Tragedies of Modern...

Not Your Usual Suspects: Which Banana’s What, and Other Tragedies of Modern...: by Janis Patterson All right, I admit it. I spend far too much time on Facebook – partially to keep up with friends/family, partially ...