Grammar Floozy’s Guide: How to use Directional Words
Which word is correct? Should you go backward or backwards?
The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to Word Usage: Hone or Home?
Here’s a tidbit from The Chicago Manual of Style 5.250, my absolute favorite section so far (Problematic Words and Phrases). Hone or Home? You’re writing a fabulous piece about craft, but you’re suddenly unsure whether…
The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to CMOS: Leaves and Folios
A Bit of Etymology This week, let’s talk about leaves and folios—also known as pages and page numbers. You can read Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) 1.5-1.9, or you can check out my translation, here:…
The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to the Parts of a Book
Knowing the parts of a book will help you communicate with publishers and agents.
The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to Gerunds and Participles
The GF’s Guide to CMOS 5.110-5.113 Do gerunds make you grumpy? Do your participles dangle at precarious angles? Not even sure of the difference between gerunds and participles? You’re not alone. Defining Gerunds and Participles To…