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 ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Some grammar-checking programs will highlight something and warn you that you have a “squinting modifier.” Squeeze your eyes ...

Late December seems like a pretty good time to take stock of the year’s foremost misplaced modifiers. As always, the thrill is in the hunt. If you keep your eyes and ears open, pretty soon you’ll come ...

- a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' ...