I am excited to announce my first Grammarposium: Nouns, Adjectives, and Determiners. The online, real-time class offers an exploration of the...

I have been homeschooling my oldest daughter for a five and a half years now and my kindergarten son for two...

I am a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I recently introduced the series to my three children. Instead of watching...

English is rule-based. I repeat: Like all languages, English is rule-based. A tweet recently appeared in my Twitter feed in which...

If you are squeamish about the mere thought of a woman eating her placenta, I advise you to stop reading now....

If I had to pick a single grammar topic to focus on for the rest of my life, I would likely...

Writing is not sounds written down. The primary function of English spelling is to represent meaning. Sounds do matter, but not...

Meatloaf is an inexpensive and filling meal. My family literally devoured my most recent recipe. (There were no leftovers, and I...

Earlier today I came across a tweet that argued against the use of the word back in the phrase some years...

Yesterday I introduced my 5-year-old to the words <talk> and <walk>. He knows that graphemes can spell sounds, specifically that <l>...