True, Anonymous! Pluralized acronyms should not use apostrophes. As an experienced English Tutor/Mentor, apostrophes are used in possession of & in contractions (i.e., Jane's cat won't eat fish.) To place an apostrophe after an acronym or

sand typed thus: Did you include the colon? Makes a big difference to Google. OK. I included the colon now and got the same stuff. I also read a long article involving the Buddha ... as a devotee of English, somehow made the whole tract

sand typed thus: OK I entered "define faith" and dredged up an awful ... it was trust in God. Damnit! Back to square one. Did you include the colon? Makes a big difference to Google. OK. I included the colon now and got the same stuff. I

According to John Sutherland in today's Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1159035,00.html If these students are going to write for the dear old Graun, a test of spelling and basic subbing techniques would be a lot more

Will anyone kindly correct my short essay, please? http://slashdot.org/~engraveit/journal/54660 << Bit cheeky to ask us to do your homework isn't it? But anyway here's some thoughts on the first two paragraphs: In the phrase "We

From Matthew Norman in today's Guardian Diary column: If I ... could leave a previously healthy person with a semi colon. As John Dean mentioned, the usual phrase is "a punch up the bracket". I'd always assumed that the body part

Well done old bean, now you sound like a six year old. There should be either a full stop, a semi-colon or a dash after "old bean", not a comma. When you've been writing professionally for 35+ years (oh hell, when you've been