Actually, the last time I saw the word "hopefully" used incorrectly, I literally exploded.
On Actually….
Thank you Jean. This past year or so, I have been noticing making mistakes similar to the NYT article, and…
On Two Problems in One Sentence
Long sentences have always been a bane for copy editors. In the 1990s, when I was a copy editor on…
On Two Problems in One Sentence
Another pet peeve: "advanced" registration
On Existing or Pre-existing?
One reason that I use "hopefully" to describe an attitude is that the alternative is so clunky and awkward. "Hopefully,…
On Hopefully This Is Correct
thanks for guiding me on how to write an essay since at first i knew how to write but it…
On Quiz: Do You Know How to Write an Essay?
Contact me at 239 240 2737, jade
On More Writing Rules
You can't win 'em all, Noah.
On Noah Webster
Jean, I have come to accept the use of the singular "they." Dennis Baron's post below persuaded me, although I…
On The Singular “They”
I would not ever want to say there are not people on our campus that at first in the classroom…
On Weak vs. Strong Sentences
