Mastering English tenses is crucial for fluency, enabling precise communication of when actions occur. The English tense system organizes time into past, present, and future, each with simple, ...

The dictionary is gaslighting me. I know I sound crazy, but that’s just proof of gaslighting, right? Let me explain. For years I’ve been telling people that they never have to agonize over whether to ...

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She's happy because she finally understands that she's lying down—not laying down. | Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images I lay/laid/have laid my baby in the crib.

Pride Month hasn’t officially begun but corporate brands from Bud Light to Target are already taking fire over marketing and merchandise celebrating the LGBTQ community. Called “Bud Lighting,” the ...

You’ve likely heard or read a participle before: combining the characteristics of a verb and an adjective , a participle is one of the building blocks of English grammar. Without them, your work would ...

Both “lay” and “lie” are verbs with similar meanings, but they can’t be used interchangeably. These verbs frequently confuse even the best writers, so don’t feel bad if you’re stumped. Improve your ...

I want to follow up on the topic of language evolution that I took up in my previous newsletter about how the word “satisfying” has taken on a new meaning among many of today’s kids. The bigger theme ...

READING THIS sentence, it may occur to you that something is slightly awry with it. Or you may not notice anything wrong at all. The first three words are a “dangling modifier”. This writing fault has ...