Judging from the letters I've received from obviously feeble-minded persons who wish I would write another These Old Shades, it ought to sell like hot cakes.

Quote by Georgette Heyer

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She bowed her head, clasping her hands tightly before her upon the arm of his...

She bowed her head, clasping her hands tightly before her upon the arm of his...

People who start a sentence with personally ought to be thrown to the lions. It's...

People who start a sentence with personally ought to be thrown to the lions. It's...

Grammar is not a time of waste

Grammar is not a time of waste

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

Misspelled words can ruin your life. One man sent this text to his wife...'I'm having...

Misspelled words can ruin your life. One man sent this text to his wife...'I'm having...

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

The rule is: dont use commas like a stupid person. I mean it.

The rule is: dont use commas like a stupid person. I mean it.

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in...

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in...

I am the King of Rome, and above grammar

I am the King of Rome, and above grammar

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a...

American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a...

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

If you can spell 'Nietzsche' without Google, you deserve a cookie.

If you can spell 'Nietzsche' without Google, you deserve a cookie.

When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.

When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first...

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first...

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as...

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as...

A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is...

A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is...

People who practice freedom of expression are terrorizing our grammatical way of life.

People who practice freedom of expression are terrorizing our grammatical way of life.

A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'

A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air...

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air...