I did not mean for this to be a series, but now I realize it will be at least one more entry on Lies Teachers Told You About Thesis...

Yes, all the little rules are dumb. But they feel more important the more you read -- and you never want to give someone the chance to write

Grammar is a class thing. And it is still going strong. People make all kinds of claims about the internet changing grammar standards or...

One of my favorite authors, Douglas Adams, wrote in an essay collection in which he asserts that teachers are, by definition, Liars to...