Reader David Bruun wanted to talk about double negatives. I'm not uninterested in the topic, so here goes: "I was listening to the radio several days ago, and a Realtor was being interviewed as to ...

To hear linguist Richard Ingham tell it, the double negative wasn’t nothing unusual in the history of the English language. In a revealing study in the current issue of Language Variation and Change, ...

Today is a time for reflection and rejuvenation and of shame and penance for whatever high-jinks you got up to last night. I won't add to the pressure in your heads. But when you're good and ready, ...

Many English grammar advice sites on the web are so dire that it almost seems rude to link to them. I don’t want to fail in my duty to clarify things by deconstructing them; yet it seems cruel to ...

Scientist have finally proven for the first time what many of us have been feeling for years - hearing other people use bad grammar can trigger a negative physical stress reaction! The study published ...