Clear writing plays an important role in daily communication. Whether it is an email, a job application, a message to a colleague, or a simple online post, the way something is written often shapes ...

In his review (Books, Sept. 27) of N.M. Gwynne’s “Gwynne’s Grammar” and Steven Pinker’s “The Sense of Style,” which draws the usual distinction between the “Prescriptivists” like Mr. Gwynne, for whom ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...

Writing an effective business letter is an important skill no matter what type of job you hold. Although business communications have become much more casual with the advent of the internet and email, ...

Back in the 1960s, the linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky claimed that the human brain is hardwired with an innate understanding of language. This became known as the Universal Grammar ...

My evidence lies in the vehement protestations that I face when going through solutions to an editing test or grammar quiz with on-campus students in my writing courses at The University of Queensland ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...