English Grammar: "There is" vs. "There are". There is a banana. There are two oranges. There (is / are) a banana and an orange? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 28 answers

You capitalize "The Civil War", right? And you capitalize "The Civil Rights Movement", right? Do you capitalize "The Women's Movement"? Do you capitalize "The Anti-Globalization Movement"? What about the "Spay and Neuter 'Movement'"? Is every specific movement or event in history considered a proper noun – and if not, why not? Do I get to just arbitrarily decide what to capitalize in these sorts of examples, or is there some 'rule' that only applies to historic events that hold a certain level of significance – and who decides what is significant enough? [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 43 answers

What do you call a group of ninjas? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2006 - 52 answers

Grammer emergency. "I am unavailable to answer your call." Stop the madness. [more inside]
posted on Oct 6, 2006 - 46 answers

Why is it that we say that we "play football", "play baseball", "play hockey", etc... But we "go bowling", or "go biking"?
posted on Sep 27, 2005 - 17 answers

What words do people use that consistently make you cringe and wonder if they understand what they are saying? [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2005 - 241 answers

FortuneCookieFilter - I recently ate at a Chinese buffet and my fortune cookie following the meal was slightly confusing grammatically. "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" I know what they are trying to say, but is this technically the correct way to say it?
posted on Dec 18, 2004 - 18 answers