AI‑generated writing is suddenly everywhere. And it’s getting harder to detect. It was 18th‑century writer Samuel Johnson who famously said that “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for ...

It’s common to hear someone claiming controversial comments were ‘taken out of context’ but this is a word with many meanings ...

Today, March 4, is National Grammar Day: an occasion, the NGD website tells us, to “celebrate good grammar in both our written and spoken communication.” Since I am a linguist and get my quotidian ...

After their conversation with Dr. Che “Rhymefest” Smith, Amber and Tom return to a provocative line attributed to Quincy Jones: “When money walks in the room, God walks out.” Is that true – or does ...

Seed packets look simple, but they often hide key instructions and use confusing jargon. Especially for new gardeners who ...

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.

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal recently bought Merriam-Webster dictionaries for all 435 members of the U.S. House. In doing so, the Democrat from Springfield participated in a years-old practice on Capitol ...

From cave walls to keyboards, from clay tablets to touch screens, writing has always been about preserving thought and sharing ideas. It has survived centuries of change because humans, at heart, are ...

While filler words can help conversations flow, research suggests overusing them may signal uncertainty or a shaky command of ...

Danville, Virginia might not top your travel bucket list, but perhaps it should top your “places to actually afford living” list. In an era when financial headlines read like horror stories, this ...

With its paragraph-free prose and absence of a traditional plot, the Soifs cycle has been challenging French readers for ...

Good legal writing is a lot more than simply getting the law right. The year 2025 has been a very busy one for me in terms of drafting legal briefs on some issue or another. This means that not only ...