<p>The old joke goes this way. Two school teachers were discussing academics. One, a math teacher, asked the other, a language arts teacher, "Which is correct? Two and two are four or two and two is ...

Proper grammar is important, but sometimes grammar checkers and proofreading aren't enough. If you aren't sure about a preferred phrasing, try using Google to see what's popular. Over at Problogger, ...

Dear Heloise: What has happened to proper grammar usage and the proper pronunciation of American English? “Gonna” and “wanna” have replaced “going to” and “want to.” People use “different than” ...

These are sad times for grammatical purists. One can forgive the usual assaults on the language that characterize political debate across the spectrum: Those are to be expected. But I have been ...