Articles filed under Baumann, Jim
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Grammar Moses: All the world's a sports analogy, and all the men and women merely players
Jun 25, 2022 4:08 PM - Jim wraps everything in a sports analogy to talk about "trying to" versus "trying and."
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Grammar Moses: Can a con artist run the gambit?
Jun 18, 2022 5:27 PM - Jim explores malapropisms and litotes.
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Grammar Moses: On numbers and 'over' overkill
Jun 11, 2022 5:10 PM - Jim looks at bloated numbers and when 'any time' is one word.
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Grammar Moses: Is this NOT a double negative?
Jun 4, 2022 6:11 PM - Grammar Moses discusses double negatives and other hang-ups.
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Grammar Moses: Forgive my dangling modifier
May 28, 2022 5:32 PM - Jim tackles the uncomfortable subject of dangling and misplaced modifiers.
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Grammar Moses: Head over heels and other head-scratchers
May 14, 2022 5:52 PM - Jim answers readers' questions about things that just don't sound right.
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Grammar Moses: On cribbage scoring and standing people up
May 7, 2022 11:32 AM - Jim pooh-poohs pedantry in game playing and explains how to stand someone up.
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Grammar Moses: On homophones and the duality of woman
Apr 30, 2022 6:16 PM - The title of the upcoming film "Dual" has a double meaning.
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Grammar Moses: Is Wordle invading your dreams, too?
Apr 23, 2022 10:52 AM - Welcome to Jim's nightmare, which is all about Wordle.
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Grammar Moses: Do you wait on -- or for -- a friend?
Apr 16, 2022 6:08 PM - Jim dredges up an old Stones song to make a point about the shifting sands of English.
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