As many of us prepare to return to the classroom for the fall semester, it seems like a good time to talk about grammar and grading. Occasionally I poll students about how many of them have had their ...

Intelligence can get lost in small wording slips. Even highly educated people make common grammar mistakes that quietly ...

The expression “You’re only as good as your word” typically means that if you say you’ll do something, you will do it. Your reputation hinges on your words–and actions. The same holds true for your ...

What are the most embarrassing workplace mishaps? Not being fully dressed on Zoom? Unexpected cameos from family members? Forgetting a colleague’s name? When it ...

Why are misplaced modifiers such a common grammatical error? Plus, what's the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling modifier? “A popular destination for cruise ships, tourists flock ...

Grammatical Error Correction (GEC) has evolved into a pivotal area of natural language processing, where neural networks are deployed to automatically detect and ...

This past spring, Microsoft released its list of the top 10 grammar mistakes in the English language. The flubs, culled from the editing tools in the company’s software, were reported in an article at ...

New research uncovers the hidden language clues in speech that could help diagnose schizophrenia earlier and shape more effective therapies. Study: Relationship between grammar and schizophrenia: a ...

When a school shuts down, student-loan borrowers are often entitled to debt forgiveness. But a new GAO report found issues with communicating that relief to borrowers. For example, notices of ...

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