Black History Quotation no. 5
February is Black History Month. All month long, Grammarly is featuring daily inspiring messages from key figures in African-American history. What quotations inspire you most? The post Black History...
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Have you ever noticed how, in the English language, some small words sometimes appear in a lot of bigger words? Take the word “friend,” for example. If you notice someone who is acting friendly toward...
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President Obama and Comedians Dominate Top 5 for Grammar on Twitter,...
Thinking about the quality of writing in social media is usually enough to make English teachers the world over weep. But, it’s not all bad and it’s about time to celebrate some of the more...
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Librarians Who Didn’t Go By The Book
The general availability of information online – not to mention the increasing popularity of e-readers – has de-emphasized the importance of a good old-fashioned library. However, there is still an...
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15 Words Invented by Shakespeare
Guest post from Mignon Fogarty The 452nd anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth is coming. He is not only known as a timeless playwright, but also as a prolific inventor of words. Although modern...
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Did your writing skip a grade?
Today we celebrate some of the most important people in our society—teachers! On National Teacher’s Day, it’s customary for younger students to bring their teachers apples or more modern gifts. Of...
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Happily Ever After, or Not: The Influence of Mother Goose
May 1 is Mother Goose Day, established in 1987 by Gloria T. Delamar upon the publication of her book, Mother Goose; From Nursery to Literature. The day is a time for reflecting on fairy tales, acting...
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The Internet Can Cultivate Writing. Good Writing.
Image from LoadingArtist.com Almost anyone who cares about language and knows about or uses the Internet has been guilty at one time or another of demonizing the world wide web for its effects on the...
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Baseball Fans Come Out Swinging in 2016 MLB Grammar Power Rankings
The Boys of Summer are in their glory! Last year, we ranked all thirty Major League Baseball teams by how well their fans write when they’re talking them up or just playing armchair coach online. Our...
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The Early Bird Catches the Word: Analysis Shows We Write Better by Day
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” So says the old proverb, often attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Of course, Franklin lived in a time before electric lighting,...
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