Ellen Jovin is the author of “Rebel With a Clause: Tales and Tips From a Roving Grammarian” and cofounder of Syntaxis, a communication-skills consulting firm.

The French prepositions 'à' and 'de' are two of the most common (and confusing!) to use - here's how to figure out which one ...

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Saturday, February 21, 2026, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories.

If I had to learn to read today, I would be illiterate. Like most of you, I learned to read and write a lifetime ago. I've been a teacher, author, columnist, songwriter, and I even wrote letters in ...

There are a few basic rules regarding the use of infinitives and gerunds. Infinitives and gerunds are noun forms. If used before the main verb, they are the subject of the verb; after the main verb, ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Build sentences using noun groups. Watch out! Thunder goats are dropping in! They use their magic hammers to make sentences filled with potential. Use your knowledge of adjectives to build and expand ...

For nearly 20 years, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty has been tackling grammar myths with the grace and patience this columnist can only aspire to. On her wildly popular podcast and blog, “Grammar Girl’s ...

For a couple of decades, Ellen Jovin co-ran a communication company with her husband to help executives better express themselves. Then, in 2018, outside a subway station in New York, she set up a ...

We're taking Strunk and White and grammarians everywhere to task in the latest episode of The List Show.