The Grammar Devotional Quotes

“My idea of fun is splitting infinitives. To understand my thrill, you have to know that some people believe it’s wrong to split them.”
― Mignon Fogarty, The Grammar Devotional: Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl

“The “rule” that you put in a comma when you’d pause while speaking isn’t a real rule. It’s more like a guideline: it’s a decent way to guess if you don’t have a clue, but if the accuracy of what you’re writing actually matters, you need to learn the real rules.”
― Mignon Fogarty, The Grammar Devotional: Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl

“linguists sometimes describe a word as a shibboleth. It means that the word tags you as a member of a certain group or class. For example, if you say irregardless, it tags you as someone who is poorly educated or doesn’t use proper language. Shibboleth”
― Mignon Fogarty, The Grammar Devotional: Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl