Years ago, I told readers about the rule for using “that” and “which.” I explained that “that” is for restrictive clauses that narrow down which noun you’re talking about, as in “The car that I bought ...

Once in a while, the English teacher in me rears its ugly head. Some of the things that get my attention may not rival scientists’ efforts to cure cancer. Nevertheless, cleaning up poor English usage ...

The downside to this pontificating job is that when one makes a grammatical mistake, it makes one look particularly silly. And readers are likely to point it out with a pleasure verging on glee. (As ...

While interviewing for an English language teaching position, the interviewer asked a candidate to explain the difference between ‘that’ and ‘which’. The interviewee replied, “Both ‘that’ and ‘which’ ...