Grammar Grappler #26: Is it “free rein” or “free reign”?

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A fellow Amory Panther brought this confusing word pair to my attention through Facebook. Let’s see how well you choose the correct word in this sentence: Read more

Grammar Grappler #24: Why Sign it “Sincerely”?

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A couple of weeks ago, I posted a guideline on how to capitalize complimentary closes for business letters and emails. When your complimentary close is more than one word, you don’t capitalize the second word. For instance: Read more

Grammar Grappler #23: How do you pronounce this word?

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Blame this one on my Southern accent, but as soon as you scroll down the page, say the first word you see out loud: Read more

Grammar Grappler #22: Sincerely yours or Sincerely Yours

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This week’s post is a quick read, but we’re using our summer theme of “Grammar Grapplers” to answer readers’ questions. Recently, I’ve received a couple of versions of this question. What do you think? Please choose the correct response. Read more