Blog On My Editing High Horse I’m not a grammarian, a teacher of grammar. I’m merely an editor who has to deal with grammar issues daily. As such I feel that…Bobbie ChristmasJuly 31, 2020
BlogconferenceCreative WritingHumorWriting LIFE AS MATERIAL LIFE AS MATERIAL My sister and I recently drove to Altamonte Springs, Florida, where I gave several workshops and many interviews at the Florida…Bobbie ChristmasNovember 14, 2018
Creative WritingGrammarHumorWriting HUMOR FOR GRAMMARIANS A few weeks ago I saw a funny list of items related to writing. I’d seen it before, but this time I decided to share…Bobbie ChristmasAugust 12, 2018
BlogCreative WritingGrammarWriting No More Me and . . . As an editor you can probably find grammar errors in anything you read, yet are errors in grammar coming out of your mouth when you…Bobbie ChristmasJuly 25, 2018
About Writing in Venacular versus Dialect What is the difference between dialect and vernacular? Mostly it is readability, but also the decision to write in dialect versus vernacular can reflect poorly…Bobbie ChristmasMarch 27, 2016
The Decline and Fall of the English Language Editors and grammarians have bemoaned the decay of the English language for decades, if not centuries, so my lament is nothing new. Our language is…Bobbie ChristmasMarch 22, 2012
This is Reality? On a recent reality show a mother and a nanny help a young person with her homework.The child reads the sentence that says something like…Bobbie ChristmasAugust 21, 2009