Grammar and style
Surely the most maligned mark of punctuation among journalists is the semicolon. They fear it,…
Lori Tharps was at work in her basement home office in Philadelphia on June 19…
The Associated Press announced Friday afternoon it’s changing its style to capitalize Black when referring…
Journalists longing for their newsroom’s tattered copy of the AP Stylebook, or just, you know,…
This time of year brings joy and pain to grammar lovers as The Associated Press…
The 2018 stylebook includes more than 200 new and updated entries.
Punctuation helps a reader understand your story. Commas, periods, dashes and other marks convey the…
The rules of grammar can seem complicated and rigid, but they will help you keep…
The rules of grammar can seem complicated and rigid, but they will help you keep…
"Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus would also be known as the Clauses."
"No major publication has started using it again after a period where it was banned."
A year ago I wrote an essay for the New York Times titled “The Short…
Just two weeks after the Associated Press explained why it referred to the Islamic militant…
It’s great to see that Nate Silver’s 538 is finally hitting its stride. Stepping aside…
