Grammar Grappler #13: Windshield Wipers
During a recent lunch with a couple of speaking colleagues, I asked them about funny words and expressions they hear mispronounced. One of my friends admitted she had called “windshield […]
Entries by Mandi Stanley
Grammar Grappler #10: Its and It’s and Its’
You will see this word written one of three ways: Its It’s Its’ How do we know when to use which one correctly? Even seasoned professional proofreaders can get in […]
Grammar Grappler #10: Don’t Get Flustrated with this Post
One of my speaking colleagues and I were having lunch with a new friend yesterday, and my new friend mentioned seeing the blog on “for all intents and purposes.” The […]
Grammar Grappler #10: Chester Drawers
This weeks’ blog spot is short and sweet. How do you pronounce this piece of furniture? . . . . Answer: chest of drawers As a child, I called […]
Grammar Grappler #9: Just Deserts vs. Just Desserts
Nooooooooo. I can’t believe I have been using this wrong expression my entire life. Surely I’m not alone on this one. How would you fill in the blank in this […]
Grammar Grappler #8: Home versus Hone
As has been the trend in recent posts, yet again I’m blogging about something I have been saying incorrectly for most of my life. And I never realized it until […]
Grammar Grappler #7: Could Care Less versus Couldn’t Care Less
“Well, I could care less.”
Grammar Grappler #6: A Corny Way to Remember i.e. and e.g.
“What do i.e., and e.g., mean?”
Grammar Grappler #5: Readers Share Mispronunciations
Last week I shared a word I found out I had been saying incorrectly for more than four decades: Sherbet After telling my “sher-bert” story, I asked you to chime […]
Grammar Grappler #4: Sherbet
For four decades, I have been mispronouncing this word.
