what impression are you making when you put words on a page?

Since 2006 Mignon Fogarty -- known to fans of her podcast as Grammar Girl -- has been guiding us through the complicated, arcane, and often fascinating world of language, usage, and grammar/.

In this 2999 interview we talked about her book The Grammar Devotional, a daily primer on proper language. Why does it matter what you say and how you say it, as long as people know what you meant? Why do even well-educated people commig grammar gaffes? And what is your personal pet peeve

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