Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Many generations of students have had certain grammar “truths” drilled into their little heads. One is the ...

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Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about English grammar and usage — most of which I promptly forgot. And not for lack of use. Every day I apply what I’ve learned to catch and fix writers’ mistakes.

And, but and or are the three main coordinating conjunctions. They join two clauses which are grammatically independent of each other and would make sense if they stood alone. Compare the following: ...

Heidi, Tina and Malik are planning to see a concert and learn how subordinating conjunctions change the order of words in a sentence. Heidi teaches Tina and Malik how the word order with subordinating ...

Supreme Court justices puzzled Monday over whether Congress meant “or” when it passed a law saying “and” in a case that could determine if some federal inmates qualify for a potential reduction in ...