Great post, as usual. Thanks for mentioning my project. Before I forget, we DO know how lucky we are. I…
On Thank You, Google Books!
Enjoyed your website - I should write a photobook on Edgar - LOL http://www.vicvreeland.com/Edgar/Edgar.htm Cheers Vic
On Effective Exposition
Respective roles is odd. I can only think that she wanted to distinguish them--that they were separate roles--though that seems…
On Distractions
Thank you Jean! I did not know the reason why badly needed was not supposed to be hyphenated, but my…
On Are Dictionaries Wrong?
Thanks for the hint. I confess that I've disabled it for my emails, but it pops up elsewhere--and it's a…
On A Spelling Question for You
[…] doing a little research online I came across this excellent post by writewithjean.com where she debunks the vilification of ‘but’.…
On Can a Sentence Start with “But”?
I disagree with "Bill is older than I". It's not good colloquial English. If it doesn't sound natural, it's probably…
On Pronouns Made Simple
I usually enjoy your posts, but this one trumps many of them. Great read!
On The Singular They
Hi Jean! Great work! Thank you for sharing your thoughts in this interesting blog! I am having the same concern…
On About Jean Reynolds
Jean Not sure if you are familiar with the book, Eats, Shoots & Leaves. It is the best book ever…
On Hyphens Would Have Helped!
