by Gail Kerzner | Apr 5, 2021 | Author Advice, College Admissions Essays, General Writing, Grammar, OOPSS, Tips and Tricks
The Google search for funny homophones reveals more than 10 pages under headings like “hilarious homophones,” “dirty homophones,” “homophones memes,” and “English homophones that make you look stupid.” Why are they so funny? Because when we make a homophone error, the...
by Gail Kerzner | Mar 11, 2021 | Author Advice, College Admissions Essays, General Writing, Grammar, Language Trends, OOPSS, Tips and Tricks
The debate over the Oxford comma continues to rage. Who really cares? Most writers and editors are locked in a heated, intellectual battle over a tiny, little blob of ink. Sometimes, they calmly and respectfully discuss the punctuation mark’s merits. Other times,...
