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Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster found itself in hot water recently after weighing in on an age-old grammatical debate. In an Instagram post, Merriam-Webster said it is "permissible" for people ...

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Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of “most common grammar mistakes” lists on the internet. And, over the years, I’ve learned they’re almost always wrong. That is, in every published list of the grammar ...

An email writer recently took me to task for my “atrocious” grammar. Later, I learned that my specific transgression is the occasional use of a preposition at the end of a sentence. We are not born ...

NARRATOR: Oh, you’re Golem, you’re going to help us with prepositions? Okay. A preposition is a word that tells you where or when something is in relation to something else. Words like ‘after’, ...

When I get emails from native English speakers who have questions about grammar or usage, it makes me feel useful. They’re seeking the same type of information I’ve sought in the past, which means I’m ...

A preposition is a word that tells you where or when something is in relation to something else. Examples of prepositions include words like 'after', 'before', 'on', 'under', 'inside' and 'outside'.