In my town, flags are flying at half-staff to honor a fallen firefighter, including the one at my office. Yesterday, I had to verify that flags do indeed fly at half-staff and not half-mast as some media outlet in town were reporting. Luckily, my favorite argument settler, the trusty AP Stylebook settled this question. Per the … Continue reading Half-mast vs. half-staff
That vs. who: A Grammar Lesson
Maybe its the anonymous nature of comments, bad grammar school or never learning to diagram a sentence, but the number of people who can't figure out when to use who or when to use that in a sentence appears to increase every day. To review from the AP Stylebook Who is for human beings and … Continue reading That vs. who: A Grammar Lesson
Lay vs. Lie: A Grammar Lesson
Even though I know this grammar rule, I still always double check in my trusty, well-worn, AP Stylebook. Simplified: lay is for objects, lie is to recline. You lay an object on a table. You lie down.
Anyone, any one, anybody, any body: A Grammar lesson
Earlier today, I had to pull out my trusted AP Stylebook. I had to explain why anyone was wrong in a sentence and couldn't quite remember why it was wrong, I just knew it was. The sentence was, "any one can participate." I just knew it was supposed to be, "anyone can participate," but I … Continue reading Anyone, any one, anybody, any body: A Grammar lesson