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Articles and publications tagged Grammar across the Atmosphere.

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brennan.day
brennan.daySep 16, 2026
Proper English is a Myth: There's No 'Correct' Way to Write
Responding to a blog post urging people to 'please learn how to write,' I pull rank with my English degree to argue there's no such thing as proper English. Looking at the 18th-century grammarians who invented 'correctness,' the linguistic racism of policing dialects from AAVE to Jamaican Patois, and why blogging should be about meaning, not mechanics.
personal essaySocial Commentary
Comics by Debbie
Comics by DebbieJul 23, 2026
Punctuation breakup
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comicspunctuation
Comics by Debbie
Comics by DebbieJul 7, 2026
Oxford comma
Are you on Team Oxford or no?
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punctuationgrammar
Tony Is Doing His Best
Tony Is Doing His BestJan 28, 2026
0128: Exam Day
"He was insane. You ask him to pass the salt, he talks your ear off for the next 20 minutes. But that doesn't mean he can't direct. Being crazy doesn't stop you being a great director."
film nerderyfrench
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetNov 10, 2020
Sorkin, Strunk, and White
Pondering one of the the defining screenwriters of the 21st century through the prism of an iconic style guide. Sorry, my Prada’s at the cleaners.
writingaaron sorkin
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 27, 2017
They Stopped (Sorta)
The Associated Press finally allows the singular “they” in some limited instances—a big move in the world of copy-editing.
ap stylebookassociated press
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 4, 2016
They Should Stop
The singular \"they\" is the Rodney Dangerfield of grammar, despite being around far longer than \"he or she.\" But is they close to mainstream acceptance?
english languagelanguage
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJun 26, 2015
A Cromulent Exercise
Popular culture and life experiences have a crazy way of influencing the way that we talk and use words. Perfectly cromulent, if you ask us.
wordslanguage

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