by Kathie York | Jun 7, 2017 | Grammar, Speaking
(Originally published on March 2, 2016) “I’m correcting your grammar in my head.” Oh, how I wish I had bought that sign for my office, just to start each day with a grin … or a grumble, depending on the situation. Here’s one of the ‘grumbles’:...
by Kathie York | May 3, 2017 | Speaking, Vocabulary, Writing Tips
“What did I say? Did I start my sentence … with … ‘actually’?” Not Kathie York, the grammar doyenne! Surely not. Unfortunately, Mrs. York’s Mr. York – with a twinkle in his eye because he’d caught me in a ‘filler’ word faux pas –...
by Kathie York | Mar 1, 2017 | Writing Tips
As you might imagine, I get a lot of questions from people concerning writing and grammar. Tidbits, here and there. Nothing formal. I decided to pop three items into this post: “So … what the heck do ‘i.e.’ and ‘e.g.’ mean?”...