Think texting is all about making things shorter? Think again! Texters have created a new English conjunction—”slash”—and they spell it out instead of using the punctuation mark.

We loved National Poetry Month so much that we're making language poems a regular feature. This week, a curmudgeon asks a wise guru for advice. See what happens next.

What’s the Tie-In to the Harry Potter Wizengamot?

April is National Poetry Month. That's why Grammar Girl is featuring poems about grammar, writing, and language. Want to submit your poem for consideration? Click to find out how. This week: Life, marked by punctuation.

Last week was a tough one in the US. Although we shouldn’t forget the crimes, some readers asked me to address language issues that came up in the news coverage.

Today's topics are style guides and how to deal with book titles.

Verb tense is already complicated. Throw some flashbacks in your book and it gets even worse. Here are some examples to help you manage flashbacks and verb tense in fiction.

April is National Poetry Month. That's why Grammar Girl is featuring poems about grammar, writing, and language. Want to submit your poem for consideration? Click to find out how. This week: If you're going to make a girl hurl, at least...

Clorox asked me to create new words for their Ick-tionary. I failed miserably!

April is National Poetry Month. Grammar Girl is kicking it off with poems about grammar, writing, and language. Want to submit your poem for consideration? Click to find out how.