Lederer has long been one of America's most popular experts on language and grammar, but here he seems to be taking his cue from Lynn Truss in focusing on the ins and outs of commas, semi-colons and ...

People who care about grammar love the serial comma, aka the Oxford or Harvard comma. They love it because they were instructed to use it in school, and they love it because it supposedly reduces ...

She didn’t mean it. It was an innocent mistake. Lilly wrote “Let’s Eat Grandma,” then became upset after realizing what it meant. “I don’t want to eat my abuela!” A simple change clarified her ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. She didn’t mean it. It was an innocent mistake. Lilly wrote “Let’s Eat Grandma,” then ...