Over at the Spectator, David Crystal reviews Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark by Cecelia Watson, + more
Over at the Spectator, David Crystal reviews Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark by Cecelia Watson, + more
Courtesy of the inestimable Jill Poland, who once did yeoman’s work for us here at Helveticka world headquarters, comes this + more
Because these things matter, if only to keep the barbarians beyond the gates for a little while longer: An abbreviation + more
I’ve been reading Benjamin Dreyer’s Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, and even though I’m only + more
Though this is an interesting and welcome admission – inasmuch as writers have historically been the Dalits of this business + more
In a conversation about grammar and style over at Literary Hub, Mary Norris and Benjamin Dreyer were asked the number + more
Richard Lehnert, Stereophile copyeditor for the last 34 years, is calling it quits. He wrote a short reflection at the + more
When people ask me what I do for a living, and I respond with, “I’m a writer,” there’s a 99.78 + more
“Occasionally one makes use of [Roget’s Thesaurus],” wrote Simon Winchester back in 2001. “But one never, never relies on it + more
Can we talk about the word belated? Here’s how The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (fourth edition) defines + more
Russell Baker, the longest-running columnist in the history of The New York Times, on his profession: “I’ve always found that when writing is + more
Before I became jaded and cynical (read: old), I actually cared about politics and politicians. I convinced myself that it + more
This one came up just today: Is majority singular or plural? Well…yes. Let’s take a look at a couple of + more
Speaking of critiques and criticisms (see yesterday’s post if you’re late to the party), I really do believe that there’s + more