Columnist Dick Yarbrough, in a humorous year-end article, recounts 39,000 words, political pokes, typos, heroes, and ...

What can cognitive science tell us about how to unlock the benefits of writing? The evidence suggests three basic principles. First, we need to ensure that writing activities are embedded in the ...

With the ICSE 2025 board exams just a week away, many students are feeling the pressure to excel – especially in the English Language paper. But what if we told you that scoring 90%+ is an easily ...

Example: I went to the beach, and I got a sunburn. The two independent clauses in this sentence are “I went to the beach” and “I got a sunburn.” The coordinating conjunction is “and.” Other ...

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THE problem with most bad writing is that it's often so general and lacking in texture and depth. The people, places, or things used as subjects seem to exist only in two-dimensional space, as in a ...

Every sensitive reader has pet peeves. One of mine is attributing the power of sight to things that don’t have eyes, as in this sentence from the Wall Street Journal: “Restaurant sales are expected to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. When students can’t understand what they’re reading, it may be because ...

I invited Rona Jackson, my former roommate, and my boss to the party. How many people did I invite? Two or three? The answer depends on what role the second comma is playing. Is it an Oxford comma? Or ...