When a verb comes after a phrasal verb or preposition, use an -ing verb. She's very good at speaking Japanese, but her ...

The former owner of the Alpine Motel turned himself in on Tuesday to start his prison sentence. Adolfo Orozco, who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, had been ...

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. There were a few things drilled into our heads back in English class: ...

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos surrendered Friday to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress. The federal Bureau of Prisons ...

Hello everyone! If you’re new, welcome to the Homestead. Today we’re talking about how to start writing once you have the motivation and the idea. The infamous first page, but more importantly. The ...

Where do you stand on the Oxford comma? Do you struggle to remember when to choose “who” or “whom,” “affect” or “effect,” and “lay” or “lie”? Does hearing someone end a sentence with a preposition ...

“Avoid the passive voice” is a favorite maxim of writing teachers. But for young learners, exposure to passive construction—and other more complex sentences in spoken language—may help children ...

Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive officer of Alameda Research, has begun her two-year prison sentence following her conviction related to the FTX crypto exchange collapse. Ellison, who ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli explores how ...