Before diving into the pronouns themselves, it’s crucial to distinguish them from their close relatives: possessive adjectives (or possessive determiners). While both express ownership, they serve ...

Some years ago I was talking with a high school administrator when he asked me if I could do him a favor. Citing it as one of his pet peeves, he asked if the Daily Journal could stop putting ...

The careful, intentional use of a contraction can aide a presentation, whether verbal or written. If seeking a more formal tone, consider avoiding contractions. Alleged failure to use an apostrophe ...

Apostrophes are a widely misused punctuation mark that can express possession and shorten contracted words. Here are 10 steps to help you use apostrophes correctly while writing. 1. Identifying ...

Y/Z. nyumba yetu,our house, nyumba zetu, our house L/Y. jina langu ,my name.majina yangu ,my names W/Z. ufunguo wake,their keys,funguo zao,their keys P. pahali pale,your place KW. Kusoma kwake,his ...

A group representing the LGBTQ+ community and fellow drag performers denounced the arrest and detention of Pura Luka Vega, the performer who had angered many Catholics and had been declared persona ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. In principle, it is permissible to ...

Re “Patients Lost Limbs as Doctors and Health Care Giants Prospered” (“Operating Profits” series, front page, July 16): A small group of physicians has made millions performing unnecessary or ...

Of all the grammar concepts we have, "plural" seems to be one of the most straightforward. You got one thing? It's singular. Got more than one thing? It's plural. But alas, language is always less ...