Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...

It’s always a great time to become a better writer—and never more so than right now. Thanks to a generous assortment of free apps, sites, and tools, we wordsmiths have a modern-day treasure trove of ...

I came across a rather sad post on a message board the other day. “I feel insecure because someone made fun of my less than perfect grammar. What’s the best way to improve it?” This post led me to ...

Even great writers make mistakes, especially minor ones related to grammar or spelling. A tool like Grammarly can be a great way to catch such issues, and it works well for a lot of people. But as a ...

This week’s library column is on peeves. Pet peeves to be more specific, and one of mine in particular, which is grammar. Not all grammar, mind you, because if I was peeved by every misuse of the ...

Grammar instruction may have waned in some classrooms starting in the early 2000s, largely because the high-stakes tests required by the No Child Left Behind law didn’t assess grammar specifically.

Google is rolling out new artificial-intelligence features in Gmail that should improve the quality of email messages rushed out under deadline pressures. The new AI spell-checking features will soon ...

When Lynne Truss wrote, in her best-selling 2003 grammar screed Eats, Shoots & Leaves, of “a world of plummeting punctuation standards,” she was (perhaps unwittingly) joining an ancient tradition. How ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times) Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d ...

Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...