thebrinkofJul 1, 20153 minHowever: Alpha or Omega?When I was in my upper 30s, working with the Palm Beach Post, I came across a piece written by the copy chief that had the...
thebrinkofNov 28, 20143 minThe comma: common but crucialPreventive Gerontologist, Dr. Arnold Bretsky, recommends this … That’s the beginning of a sentence from a newspaper advertorial urging...
thebrinkofAug 16, 20143 min“This, that” or “This and that”?Give me an and, the grammar cheerleader in me wants to shout. disjointed You’d think people had an allergy to and. These days, this...
thebrinkofJul 8, 20142 minCut the commaDo you ever read a newspaper story, an advertisement, an essay or some other piece of literature and feel as though you’re being jerked...