The translator of Tiger Lessons by Sannapureddy Venkatarami Reddy on bringing out the book’s uniquely Indian way ...

When daffodils are blooming, it is impossible not to think of this poem—although, at the same time, it is impossible to think of it. The language, with a few exceptions, is forgettable. Students from ...

Create your own Spelling Bee sentence, with winning entries to appear in this year’s Puzzle Mania! By New York Times Games It’s that time of year again: Puzzle Mania is coming soon, and we wanted to ...

One of my aggravating moments is when I read in a newspaper, or hear on a television newscast, the total misuse of the words “democracy” (noun), democratic (adjective), and Democrat (proper noun). How ...

Use punctuation to clarify meaning in sentences. Watch out! These goat punks have been playing around by kicking the punctuation out of sentences. Join a punk crew to put the punctuation back and ...

When the right words team up in a sentence, it just sounds right. But when words clash, your ears tell you something’s off. That’s where the rules of concord swoop in to match up words properly.

The abbreviation "DBA" stands for "doing business as." It represents the selection of a name that a sole proprietor or a partnership uses for conducting business. The term "DBA" has come to be used as ...

You’re probably familiar with nouns as the words that name people, places, and things. But did you know that nouns don’t just label things; they also serve particular functions in a sentence?