Jenni Butz - Wordspark

07/04/2022

Voilà vs viola vs wa-lah. . .

07/31/2021

Keep this handy for Christmas cards! You don’t need an apostrophe for them.

07/08/2021

I’ll never stop fighting for what’s right! APOSTROPHES DON’T MAKE WORDS PLURAL. Yes, I’m serious with the all caps right now.

Let's think about this for a minute. I suspect this is not an English language learner—to whom I offer my great respect—but rather someone who may be new to the job and doesn't realize the importance of knowing one's "wares"! See also: not using an apostrophe to make a plural. (Hat tip to Duck Baker!)

05/02/2021

The struggle is real.

03/12/2021

This one really gets me.

02/03/2021

I’m going to smile at this one all day.

Hat tip to Kort Fisher!

01/09/2021

Not “Heres a picture of (Jim and) I...” It’s “Give the form to (Jim or) me.” Take away Jim.

06/25/2020

Please

01/22/2020

Isn't THIS helpful!?

01/09/2020

Better communication as a goal in 2020? Consider this quick read and handy resource. (Thanks for the t-shirt, Cherry O'Neill!)

One of the most abused punctuation marks has to be the apostrophe. Oh, that this comma held aloft would be given the attention it deserves instead of being relegated to such a menial task as making a word plural. This it never does! I repeat, this it neve

12/08/2019

Every year I say this...

For those of you who address Christmas cards (or indeed, cards for any occasion from the whole family), please remember NOT to place an apostrophe in the family name (unless it's from O'Somebody). DON'T DO THIS, PLEASE! In the image, it should read "The Hudsons."