Whose, Jane. Whose! Sound it out. “The kid who is Kindle at [WTF!?] his homework . . .” Make sense? No!
Who Remembers Operation Dessert Storm?
Pronouns: Not That Difficult to Understand
Who Is Bluffing Whom?
My bet? The marketing division wonk who made this doesn’t have an English degree. The dealer bet’s first . . . what? First kiss?
Grammar War Breaks Out at the Financial Times
According to recent article in the Guardian, journalists and editors are waging a war of words at the Financial Times. “A row has broken out at the Financial Times after editor Lionel Barber implied subediting [sic] standards were slipping in an internal email [ED: time for a better email?]. Barber’s email stated: ‘Elementary spelling mistakes and grammatical errors are creeping into copy. One of the worst cases appeared in Weekend People, where a plural subject somehow warranted a single verb. But there were other examples, notably the use (again) of ‘reigning back’ instead of ‘reining back’ . . . ‘” Barber’s diatribe has angered members of the National Union of Journalists. Up with this they will not put!
